diff --git a/include/uv-version.h b/include/uv-version.h
index 23770c740..a95f48b49 100644
--- a/include/uv-version.h
+++ b/include/uv-version.h
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
 #define UV_VERSION_MAJOR 1
 #define UV_VERSION_MINOR 0
 #define UV_VERSION_PATCH 0
-#define UV_VERSION_IS_RELEASE 0
-#define UV_VERSION_SUFFIX "dev"
+#define UV_VERSION_IS_RELEASE 1
+#define UV_VERSION_SUFFIX "rc1"
 
 #endif /* UV_VERSION_H */