diff --git a/lib/faraday_middleware/version.rb b/lib/faraday_middleware/version.rb
index 538e2f54..64da9832 100644
--- a/lib/faraday_middleware/version.rb
+++ b/lib/faraday_middleware/version.rb
@@ -2,5 +2,5 @@
 
 # Main FaradayMiddleware module.
 module FaradayMiddleware
-  VERSION = '1.0.0' unless defined?(FaradayMiddleware::VERSION)
+  VERSION = '1.0.0.rc1' unless defined?(FaradayMiddleware::VERSION)
 end