diff --git a/Builds/rpm/rippled.spec b/Builds/rpm/rippled.spec
index 1ac2700dd3..ebbce112b6 100644
--- a/Builds/rpm/rippled.spec
+++ b/Builds/rpm/rippled.spec
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 Name:           rippled
-Version:        0.26.4-alpha
+Version:        0.26.4-rc1
 Release:        1%{?dist}
 Summary:        Ripple peer-to-peer network daemon
 
diff --git a/src/ripple/data/protocol/BuildInfo.cpp b/src/ripple/data/protocol/BuildInfo.cpp
index 4cbe46dc1f..f242178a87 100644
--- a/src/ripple/data/protocol/BuildInfo.cpp
+++ b/src/ripple/data/protocol/BuildInfo.cpp
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ char const* getRawVersionString ()
     //
     //  The build version number (edit this for each release)
     //
-        "0.26.4-alpha"
+        "0.26.4-rc1"
     //
     //  Must follow the format described here:
     //