diff --git a/pkg/version/version.go b/pkg/version/version.go
index 3bd1170c..d21b1e48 100644
--- a/pkg/version/version.go
+++ b/pkg/version/version.go
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ 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 = "dev"
+	VersionPrerelease = "rc1"
 )
 
 // GetHumanVersion composes the parts of the version in a way that's suitable