diff --git a/wscript b/wscript
index e6e588c6af..6d48d8ef3d 100644
--- a/wscript
+++ b/wscript
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import subprocess
 import sys
 
 # Variables for 'waf dist'
-VERSION = '3.0beta5'
+VERSION = '3.0rc1'
 APPNAME = 'Ardour3'
 
 # Mandatory variables