diff --git a/mayan/__init__.py b/mayan/__init__.py
index 247c61abcb..ec6c4bdf69 100644
--- a/mayan/__init__.py
+++ b/mayan/__init__.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 __title__ = 'Mayan EDMS'
-__version__ = '1.0.0'
+__version__ = '1.0 rc1'
 __build__ = 0x010000
 __author__ = 'Roberto Rosario'
 __license__ = 'Apache 2.0'