diff --git a/lib/mastodon/version.rb b/lib/mastodon/version.rb
index 45211f5358..36f1eb3ee0 100644
--- a/lib/mastodon/version.rb
+++ b/lib/mastodon/version.rb
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ module Mastodon
     end
 
     def patch
-      2
+      3
     end
 
     def pre
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ module Mastodon
     end
 
     def flags
-      ''
+      'rc1'
     end
 
     def to_a