diff --git a/core/Version.php b/core/Version.php
index 2414a43ea993a0526bbfb49e8189af762dc6fb58..f96b38f70b80ca7ae1797519feedc8ecb8502ba3 100644
--- a/core/Version.php
+++ b/core/Version.php
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ final class Version
      * The current Piwik version.
      * @var string
      */
-    const VERSION = '2.12.1-b1';
+    const VERSION = '2.12.1-rc1';
 
     public function isStableVersion($version)
     {