diff --git a/src/version.cpp.in b/src/version.cpp.in
index ff2405811..257e7b5d1 100644
--- a/src/version.cpp.in
+++ b/src/version.cpp.in
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #define DEF_MONERO_VERSION_TAG "@VERSIONTAG@"
-#define DEF_MONERO_VERSION "0.13.0.0-master"
+#define DEF_MONERO_VERSION "0.13.0.0-rc"
 #define DEF_MONERO_RELEASE_NAME "Beryllium Bullet"
 #define DEF_MONERO_VERSION_FULL DEF_MONERO_VERSION "-" DEF_MONERO_VERSION_TAG