diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 23f34640..c949a242 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 
 setup(
     name="pyx12",
-    version="3.0.0b5",
+    version="3.0.0rc1",
     long_description=LONG_DESCRIPTION,
     license='BSD',
     description="HIPAA X12 validator, parser and converter",