diff --git a/dsmrreader/__init__.py b/dsmrreader/__init__.py
index 213ccb6b0..60f9018da 100644
--- a/dsmrreader/__init__.py
+++ b/dsmrreader/__init__.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 from django.utils.version import get_version
 
-VERSION = (5, 10, 0, "final", 0)
+VERSION = (5, 10, 0, "rc", 1)
 
 __version__ = get_version(VERSION)