diff --git a/version.sh b/version.sh
index eb71a3462..28b84aa1d 100755
--- a/version.sh
+++ b/version.sh
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
 
 WEECHAT_STABLE=1.7.1
 WEECHAT_DEVEL=1.8
-WEECHAT_DEVEL_FULL=1.8-dev
+WEECHAT_DEVEL_FULL=1.8-rc1
 
 if [ $# -lt 1 ]; then
     echo >&2 "Syntax: $0 stable|devel|devel-full|devel-major|devel-minor|devel-patch"