diff --git a/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Version.php b/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Version.php
index 01a32d83b..f51b170be 100644
--- a/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Version.php
+++ b/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Version.php
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ class Version
     /**
      * Current Doctrine Version
      */
-    const VERSION = '2.0.0-DEV';
+    const VERSION = '2.0.0RC1-DEV';
 
     /**
      * Compares a Doctrine version with the current one.
@@ -52,4 +52,4 @@ class Version
 
         return version_compare($version, $currentVersion);
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}