diff --git a/libwasmvm/Cargo.lock b/libwasmvm/Cargo.lock
index b7f53a18e..2d6256633 100644
--- a/libwasmvm/Cargo.lock
+++ b/libwasmvm/Cargo.lock
@@ -2445,7 +2445,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "wasmvm"
-version = "2.0.1"
+version = "2.1.0-rc.1"
 dependencies = [
  "cbindgen",
  "cosmwasm-std",
diff --git a/libwasmvm/Cargo.toml b/libwasmvm/Cargo.toml
index f289d323b..fb02ea573 100644
--- a/libwasmvm/Cargo.toml
+++ b/libwasmvm/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "wasmvm"
-version = "2.0.1"
+version = "2.1.0-rc.1"
 publish = false
 authors = ["Ethan Frey <ethanfrey@users.noreply.github.com>"]
 edition = "2021"