diff --git a/VERSION.cmake b/VERSION.cmake
index fc5c962c47b..01fe9effa3c 100644
--- a/VERSION.cmake
+++ b/VERSION.cmake
@@ -3,9 +3,10 @@ set( MIRALL_VERSION_MINOR 0 )
 set( MIRALL_VERSION_PATCH 0 )
 set( MIRALL_VERSION_YEAR  2024 )
 set( MIRALL_SOVERSION 0 )
+set( MIRALL_VERSION_SUFFIX "rc.1")
 
 if ( NOT DEFINED MIRALL_VERSION_SUFFIX )
-    set( MIRALL_VERSION_SUFFIX "git") #e.g. beta1, beta2, rc1
+    set( MIRALL_VERSION_SUFFIX "git") #e.g. beta1, beta2, rc.1
 endif( NOT DEFINED MIRALL_VERSION_SUFFIX )
 
 if( NOT DEFINED MIRALL_VERSION_BUILD )