diff --git a/lib/rspec/version.rb b/lib/rspec/version.rb
index ff8964f4d..e3c4a0c6f 100644
--- a/lib/rspec/version.rb
+++ b/lib/rspec/version.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 module RSpec # :nodoc:
   module Version # :nodoc:
-    STRING = '2.0.0.beta.22'
+    STRING = '2.0.0.rc'
   end
 end