diff --git a/version.go b/version.go
index 992f4a9885b0c8d0896f738362b7279557abdb8b..850332654b5c4bc591992a2158d3815de647e9f8 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 = "0.20.0-dev"
+const CurrentVersionNumber = "0.20.0-rc1"
 
 const ApiVersion = "/kubo/" + CurrentVersionNumber + "/" //nolint