diff --git a/docs/conf.py b/docs/conf.py
index 5b85941ee..52ba8f13c 100644
--- a/docs/conf.py
+++ b/docs/conf.py
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@
 version = u'2020.1'
 show_version = False
 # The full version, including alpha/beta/rc tags.
-release = u'2020.1b3'
+release = u'2020.1rc1'
 
 # The language for content autogenerated by Sphinx. Refer to documentation
 # for a list of supported languages.
diff --git a/pyof/__init__.py b/pyof/__init__.py
index c4d7aa5e7..a90bad19a 100644
--- a/pyof/__init__.py
+++ b/pyof/__init__.py
@@ -3,4 +3,4 @@
 This package is a library that parses and creates OpenFlow Messages.
 It contains all implemented versions of OpenFlow protocol
 """
-__version__ = '2020.1b3'
+__version__ = '2020.1rc1'