diff --git a/core/Version.php b/core/Version.php
index ec236ed6ce0fe82c0a8eb7d1fdce4a4e6301615e..0005f36cc36eb4d44218961880e87db9a89f3981 100644
--- a/core/Version.php
+++ b/core/Version.php
@@ -17,5 +17,5 @@
  */
 final class Piwik_Version
 {
-	const VERSION = '1.7';
+	const VERSION = '1.7.1-rc1';
 }