diff --git a/.update/version b/.update/version
index 6ad735c192..2e229069d2 100644
--- a/.update/version
+++ b/.update/version
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 # Available DietPi version
 G_REMOTE_VERSION_CORE=9
 G_REMOTE_VERSION_SUB=0
-G_REMOTE_VERSION_RC=0
+G_REMOTE_VERSION_RC=1
 # Minimum DietPi version to allow update
 G_MIN_VERSION_CORE=7
 G_MIN_VERSION_SUB=0
diff --git a/dietpi/func/dietpi-globals b/dietpi/func/dietpi-globals
index 466f4fa5f6..4f6ba35801 100644
--- a/dietpi/func/dietpi-globals
+++ b/dietpi/func/dietpi-globals
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
 	# - Assign defaults/code version as fallback
 	[[ $G_DIETPI_VERSION_CORE ]] || G_DIETPI_VERSION_CORE=9
 	[[ $G_DIETPI_VERSION_SUB ]] || G_DIETPI_VERSION_SUB=0
-	[[ $G_DIETPI_VERSION_RC ]] || G_DIETPI_VERSION_RC=0
+	[[ $G_DIETPI_VERSION_RC ]] || G_DIETPI_VERSION_RC=1
 	[[ $G_GITBRANCH ]] || G_GITBRANCH='master'
 	[[ $G_GITOWNER ]] || G_GITOWNER='MichaIng'
 	# - Save current version and Git branch