diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index d081c82..0ad858a 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 dnl 
 
 dnl ---Required
-AC_INIT(kexec-tools, 2.0.25.git)
+AC_INIT(kexec-tools, 2.0.26-rc1)
 AC_CONFIG_AUX_DIR(./config)
 AC_CONFIG_HEADERS([include/config.h])
 AC_LANG(C)