diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 8d2bc6cc..9297d050 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 from setuptools import setup, find_packages
 
-VERSION = "0.1.0"
+VERSION = "1.0.0-rc1"
 
 def params():
 	name = "OctoPrint"