diff --git a/version.sh b/version.sh
index 3042cf374..b13d03544 100755
--- a/version.sh
+++ b/version.sh
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
 
 WEECHAT_STABLE=2.9
 WEECHAT_DEVEL=3.0
-WEECHAT_DEVEL_FULL=3.0-dev
+WEECHAT_DEVEL_FULL=3.0-rc1
 
 if [ $# -lt 1 ]; then
     echo >&2 "Syntax: $0 stable|devel|devel-full|devel-major|devel-minor|devel-patch"