diff --git a/django_cryptography/__init__.py b/django_cryptography/__init__.py
index 5a299fe..3ee5d4d 100644
--- a/django_cryptography/__init__.py
+++ b/django_cryptography/__init__.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 from django_cryptography.utils.version import get_version
 
-VERSION = (0, 1, 0, 'beta', 1)
+VERSION = (0, 1, 0, 'rc', 1)
 
 __version__ = get_version(VERSION)