diff --git a/docs/source/conf.py b/docs/source/conf.py
index 011fb136..9185dba5 100644
--- a/docs/source/conf.py
+++ b/docs/source/conf.py
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 from time import gmtime, strftime
 from re import match
 
-__version__ = '2.0.0.dev3'
+__version__ = '2.0.0-rc.0'
 
 # -- Project information -----------------------------------------------------
 
diff --git a/src/crappy/__version__.py b/src/crappy/__version__.py
index 61e8c3a9..de9e01a6 100644
--- a/src/crappy/__version__.py
+++ b/src/crappy/__version__.py
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 # coding: utf-8
 
-__version__ = '2.0.0.dev3'
+__version__ = '2.0.0-rc.0'