diff --git a/Builds/rpm/rippled.spec b/Builds/rpm/rippled.spec
index a77b6656c9..e81e34d8ce 100644
--- a/Builds/rpm/rippled.spec
+++ b/Builds/rpm/rippled.spec
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 Name:           rippled
-Version:        0.25.1
+Version:        0.26.0
 Release:        1%{?dist}
 Summary:        Ripple peer-to-peer network daemon
 
diff --git a/src/ripple/module/data/protocol/BuildInfo.cpp b/src/ripple/module/data/protocol/BuildInfo.cpp
index 471eb0b0cf..afe4af9f6c 100644
--- a/src/ripple/module/data/protocol/BuildInfo.cpp
+++ b/src/ripple/module/data/protocol/BuildInfo.cpp
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ char const* BuildInfo::getRawVersionString ()
     //
     //  The build version number (edit this for each release)
     //
-        "0.25.1"
+        "0.26.0-rc1"
     //
     //  Must follow the format described here:
     //