diff --git a/version.go b/version.go
index bf60ed366..5c4a8e076 100644
--- a/version.go
+++ b/version.go
@@ -10,4 +10,4 @@ const Version = "0.5.0"
 // 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.
-const VersionPrerelease = "dev"
+const VersionPrerelease = "rc1"