diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 7bcecd46..af25ef3e 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ apply plugin: 'distribution'
 
 allprojects {
     group 'org.apache.amaterasu'
-    version '0.2.0-incubating'
+    version '0.2.0-incubating-rc1'
 }
 
 project(':leader')