diff --git a/cmake/common.cmake b/cmake/common.cmake
index ebd237d..a0c2fb2 100644
--- a/cmake/common.cmake
+++ b/cmake/common.cmake
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 set(VERSION_MAJOR 1)
 set(VERSION_MINOR 1)
 set(VERSION_PATCH 0)
-set(VERSION_SUFFIX "-pre")
+set(VERSION_SUFFIX "-rc1")
 set(VERSION_STR "${VERSION_MAJOR}.${VERSION_MINOR}.${VERSION_PATCH}${VERSION_SUFFIX}")
 
 add_definitions("-DVERSION_STR=\"${VERSION_STR}\"")