diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 29cc78775f..3ac5693df9 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -14,9 +14,9 @@ set( CMAKE_CXX_EXTENSIONS ON )
 set( CXX_STANDARD_REQUIRED ON)
 
 set(VERSION_MAJOR 5)
-set(VERSION_MINOR 1)
+set(VERSION_MINOR 0)
 set(VERSION_PATCH 0)
-set(VERSION_SUFFIX dev)
+set(VERSION_SUFFIX rc1)
 
 if(VERSION_SUFFIX)
     set(VERSION_FULL "${VERSION_MAJOR}.${VERSION_MINOR}.${VERSION_PATCH}-${VERSION_SUFFIX}")