diff --git a/version.json b/version.json
index 1af2b0cf..30627aed 100644
--- a/version.json
+++ b/version.json
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 {
   "$schema": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/AArnott/Nerdbank.GitVersioning/master/src/NerdBank.GitVersioning/version.schema.json",
-  "version": "2.6-alpha",
+  "version": "2.6-rc",
   "publicReleaseRefSpec": [
     "^refs/heads/master$",
     "^refs/heads/v\\d+(?:.\\d+)?$"
   ]
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}