diff --git a/version/version.go b/version/version.go
index a8ed453f4..d9a779b0d 100644
--- a/version/version.go
+++ b/version/version.go
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ var (
 	// A pre-release marker for the version. If this is "" (empty string)
 	// then it means that it is a final release. Otherwise, this is a pre-release
 	// such as "dev" (in development), "beta", "rc1", etc.
-	VersionPrerelease = "beta1"
+	VersionPrerelease = "rc1"
 
 	// VersionMetadata is metadata further describing the build type.
 	VersionMetadata = ""