diff --git a/audited-activerecord.gemspec b/audited-activerecord.gemspec
index fc0f7c73..f536ef74 100644
--- a/audited-activerecord.gemspec
+++ b/audited-activerecord.gemspec
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 Gem::Specification.new do |gem|
   gem.name    = 'audited-activerecord'
-  gem.version = '3.0.0'
+  gem.version = '3.0.0.rc1'
 
   gem.authors     = ['Brandon Keepers', 'Kenneth Kalmer', 'Daniel Morrison', 'Brian Ryckbost', 'Steve Richert', 'Ryan Glover']
   gem.email       = 'info@collectiveidea.com'
diff --git a/audited-mongo_mapper.gemspec b/audited-mongo_mapper.gemspec
index 978f5c07..14c7c8b4 100644
--- a/audited-mongo_mapper.gemspec
+++ b/audited-mongo_mapper.gemspec
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 Gem::Specification.new do |gem|
   gem.name    = 'audited-mongo_mapper'
-  gem.version = '3.0.0'
+  gem.version = '3.0.0.rc1'
 
   gem.authors     = ['Brandon Keepers', 'Kenneth Kalmer', 'Daniel Morrison', 'Brian Ryckbost', 'Steve Richert', 'Ryan Glover']
   gem.email       = 'info@collectiveidea.com'
diff --git a/audited.gemspec b/audited.gemspec
index d14e6064..da3f5490 100644
--- a/audited.gemspec
+++ b/audited.gemspec
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 Gem::Specification.new do |gem|
   gem.name    = 'audited'
-  gem.version = '3.0.0'
+  gem.version = '3.0.0.rc1'
 
   gem.authors     = ['Brandon Keepers', 'Kenneth Kalmer', 'Daniel Morrison', 'Brian Ryckbost', 'Steve Richert', 'Ryan Glover']
   gem.email       = 'info@collectiveidea.com'