diff --git a/version.go b/version.go
index ef2eb93f4..fc3a15b95 100644
--- a/version.go
+++ b/version.go
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ package ipfs
 var CurrentCommit string
 
 // CurrentVersionNumber is the current application's version literal
-const CurrentVersionNumber = "0.6.0-dev"
+const CurrentVersionNumber = "0.6.0-rc1"
 
 const ApiVersion = "/go-ipfs/" + CurrentVersionNumber + "/"