diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 227cea2..e88e200 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-2.0.0
+2.0.0-rc1
diff --git a/tracker/constants.go b/tracker/constants.go
index cf14c7d..4b0c768 100644
--- a/tracker/constants.go
+++ b/tracker/constants.go
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 package tracker
 
 const (
-	TRACKER_VERSION = "golang-2.0.0"
+	TRACKER_VERSION = "golang-2.0.0-rc1"
 
 	// POST Requests
 	POST_PROTOCOL_VENDOR  = "com.snowplowanalytics.snowplow"