diff --git a/lib/valkyrie/version.rb b/lib/valkyrie/version.rb
index 3f7de7b17..14b9c3369 100644
--- a/lib/valkyrie/version.rb
+++ b/lib/valkyrie/version.rb
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 # frozen_string_literal: true
 module Valkyrie
-  VERSION = "1.3.0"
+  VERSION = "2.0.0.RC1"
 end