diff --git a/src/flask/__init__.py b/src/flask/__init__.py
index 1f503544..c15821ba 100644
--- a/src/flask/__init__.py
+++ b/src/flask/__init__.py
@@ -43,4 +43,4 @@ from .signals import template_rendered
 from .templating import render_template
 from .templating import render_template_string
 
-__version__ = "2.0.0.dev"
+__version__ = "2.0.0rc1"