diff --git a/src/_version.py b/src/_version.py
index 9ca7f239..1469ee7a 100644
--- a/src/_version.py
+++ b/src/_version.py
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 """This file defines the version of this project."""
-__version__ = "0.1.2"
+__version__ = "0.1.2-rc.1"