diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 91b7beb8e7..b6d6f0c500 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ endif()
 
 include(${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/cmake/ADIOSFunctions.cmake)
 
-setup_version(2.9.0)
+setup_version(2.10.0-rc1)
 
 project(ADIOS2 VERSION ${ADIOS2_VERSION})
 
diff --git a/ReadMe.md b/ReadMe.md
index 3ff8b526b0..96fa7c26f0 100644
--- a/ReadMe.md
+++ b/ReadMe.md
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ Once ADIOS2 is installed refer to:
 
 ## Releases
 
-* Latest release: [v2.9.2](https://github.com/ornladios/ADIOS2/releases/tag/v2.9.2)
+* Latest release: [v2.10.0-rc1](https://github.com/ornladios/ADIOS2/releases/tag/v2.10.0-rc1)
 
 * Previous releases: [https://github.com/ornladios/ADIOS2/releases](https://github.com/ornladios/ADIOS2/releases)
 
diff --git a/docs/user_guide/source/conf.py b/docs/user_guide/source/conf.py
index 329de1fc7d..f3f49453d4 100644
--- a/docs/user_guide/source/conf.py
+++ b/docs/user_guide/source/conf.py
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@
 # The short X.Y version.
 version = u'2'
 # The full version, including alpha/beta/rc tags.
-release = u'2.9.0'
+release = u'2.10.0-rc1'
 
 # The language for content autogenerated by Sphinx. Refer to documentation
 # for a list of supported languages.