diff --git a/version.go b/version.go
index f9acc120fe608361775d0f070bd67cf55668afd8..bc428aa0e790157ab9634fee8f2f7c66121e2cb5 100644
--- a/version.go
+++ b/version.go
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import (
 var CurrentCommit string
 
 // CurrentVersionNumber is the current application's version literal
-const CurrentVersionNumber = "0.14.0-dev"
+const CurrentVersionNumber = "0.14.0-rc1"
 
 const ApiVersion = "/kubo/" + CurrentVersionNumber + "/"