diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index df20109ac..25f5776ce 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ endif()
 
 # version
 set(VERSION_MAJOR "1")
-set(VERSION_MINOR "1-dev")
+set(VERSION_MINOR "1-rc1")
 set(VERSION_PATCH "")
 if(VERSION_PATCH STREQUAL "")
   set(VERSION ${VERSION_MAJOR}.${VERSION_MINOR})
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index e2fd547aa..078eb61d9 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 # Process this file with autoconf to produce a configure script.
 
 AC_PREREQ(2.56)
-AC_INIT(WeeChat, 1.1-dev, flashcode@flashtux.org)
+AC_INIT(WeeChat, 1.1-rc1, flashcode@flashtux.org)
 AC_CONFIG_SRCDIR([configure.ac])
 AM_CONFIG_HEADER(config.h)
 AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE([foreign])