diff --git a/src/src.pro b/src/src.pro
index 389d06b88..d22affcde 100644
--- a/src/src.pro
+++ b/src/src.pro
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ TARGET = qbittorrent
 CONFIG += qt x11
 
 # Update this VERSION for each release
-DEFINES += VERSION=\\\"v0.9.0beta7\\\"
+DEFINES += VERSION=\\\"v0.9.0rc1\\\"
 DEFINES += VERSION_MAJOR=0
 DEFINES += VERSION_MINOR=9
 DEFINES += VERSION_BUGFIX=0