diff --git a/patchwork/__init__.py b/patchwork/__init__.py
index fc97dadf..1a1c0bf3 100644
--- a/patchwork/__init__.py
+++ b/patchwork/__init__.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 from patchwork.version import get_latest_version
 
-VERSION = (2, 2, 0, 'alpha', 0)
+VERSION = (2, 2, 0, 'rc', 1)
 
 __version__ = get_latest_version(VERSION)