diff --git a/version.go b/version.go
index f5d02319b032147c3c3a386c1d9f470d55a3e2b2..d7d9b0d7cf3aabdce1aaa902dfde951559809e66 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 = "0.15.0-dev"
+const CurrentVersionNumber = "0.15.0-rc1"
 
 const ApiVersion = "/kubo/" + CurrentVersionNumber + "/"