diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index e70c8bf14f8a6d76ac2c171d6b4f769279b53ab2..5bd6b66d15d456a0bc64b497133c96242af1cc41 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 -include config.mk
 
 PACKAGE := apk-tools
-VERSION := 2.1.0_pre1
+VERSION := 2.1.0_rc1
 
 ##
 # Default directories