diff --git a/lib/jekyll/version.rb b/lib/jekyll/version.rb
index bc4a66773..c6de14f66 100644
--- a/lib/jekyll/version.rb
+++ b/lib/jekyll/version.rb
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 module Jekyll
-  VERSION = '2.0.0.alpha.3'
+  VERSION = '2.0.0.rc1'
 end