diff --git a/version.go b/version.go
index fd111149e..caf396831 100644
--- a/version.go
+++ b/version.go
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 package main
 
-const Version = "v0.12.1-calico-3.0.0"
+const Version = "v1.0.0-alpha1-rc1"