diff --git a/version.json b/version.json
index abfcc49e..1f252723 100644
--- a/version.json
+++ b/version.json
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
-  "version": "0.8.34",
+  "version": "0.8.34-rc1",
   "plugins": {
     "portainer": "0.0.8",
     "nginx": "0.0.6",