diff --git a/version/version.go b/version/version.go
index f396b55..20aa4fd 100644
--- a/version/version.go
+++ b/version/version.go
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ var (
 	GitDescribe string
 
 	// The main version number that is being run at the moment.
-	Version = "0.1.0"
+	Version = "0.1.0-rc1"
 
 	// 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