diff --git a/seaborn/__init__.py b/seaborn/__init__.py
index 47d139e322..d75a983c40 100644
--- a/seaborn/__init__.py
+++ b/seaborn/__init__.py
@@ -18,4 +18,4 @@
 _orig_rc_params = mpl.rcParams.copy()
 
 # Define the seaborn version
-__version__ = "0.12.0b3"
+__version__ = "0.12.0rc0"