diff --git a/trikKernel/include/trikKernel/version.h b/trikKernel/include/trikKernel/version.h
index 47b0de8da..43429cebb 100644
--- a/trikKernel/include/trikKernel/version.h
+++ b/trikKernel/include/trikKernel/version.h
@@ -18,6 +18,6 @@
 
 namespace trikKernel {
 
-const QString version = "3.1.0-b2";
+const QString version = "3.1.0-rc1";
 
 }