diff --git a/.cicd/defaults.json b/.cicd/defaults.json
index d14aed96..cdae0a7a 100644
--- a/.cicd/defaults.json
+++ b/.cicd/defaults.json
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
       "prerelease":false
    },
    "cdt":{
-      "target":"main",
-      "prerelease":false
+      "target":"4.1",
+      "prerelease":true
    }
 }
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index a227cffb..189f26ba 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ project(eosio_contracts)
 set(VERSION_MAJOR 3)
 set(VERSION_MINOR 6)
 set(VERSION_PATCH 0)
-set(VERSION_SUFFIX dev)
+set(VERSION_SUFFIX rc1)
 
 if(VERSION_SUFFIX)
   set(VERSION_FULL "${VERSION_MAJOR}.${VERSION_MINOR}.${VERSION_PATCH}-${VERSION_SUFFIX}")