diff --git a/colorama/__init__.py b/colorama/__init__.py
index f5cdfbe..8e1ea31 100644
--- a/colorama/__init__.py
+++ b/colorama/__init__.py
@@ -3,4 +3,4 @@
 from .ansi import Fore, Back, Style, Cursor
 from .ansitowin32 import AnsiToWin32
 
-__version__ = '0.4.6dev1'
+__version__ = '0.4.6rc1'