diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index b1ec277ac..99365afd3 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ AC_PREREQ([2.60])
 define(_CLIENT_VERSION_MAJOR, 1)
 define(_CLIENT_VERSION_MINOR, 0)
 define(_CLIENT_VERSION_REVISION, 0)
-define(_CLIENT_VERSION_BUILD, 1)
+define(_CLIENT_VERSION_BUILD, 25)
 define(_ZC_BUILD_VAL, m4_if(m4_eval(_CLIENT_VERSION_BUILD < 25), 1, m4_incr(_CLIENT_VERSION_BUILD), m4_eval(_CLIENT_VERSION_BUILD < 50), 1, m4_eval(_CLIENT_VERSION_BUILD - 24), m4_eval(_CLIENT_VERSION_BUILD == 50), 1, , m4_eval(_CLIENT_VERSION_BUILD - 50)))
 define(_CLIENT_VERSION_SUFFIX, m4_if(m4_eval(_CLIENT_VERSION_BUILD < 25), 1, _CLIENT_VERSION_REVISION-beta$1, m4_eval(_CLIENT_VERSION_BUILD < 50), 1, _CLIENT_VERSION_REVISION-rc$1, m4_eval(_CLIENT_VERSION_BUILD == 50), 1, _CLIENT_VERSION_REVISION, _CLIENT_VERSION_REVISION-$1)))
 define(_CLIENT_VERSION_IS_RELEASE, false)
diff --git a/doc/README.md b/doc/README.md
index 004348832..81f061fd2 100644
--- a/doc/README.md
+++ b/doc/README.md
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-Zcash Core 1.0.0-beta2
+Zcash Core 1.0.0-rc1
 ====================
 
 [Zcash](https://z.cash/) is the Zcash client. It downloads and stores the entire history of Zcash transactions; depending on the speed of your computer and network connection, the synchronization process could take a day or more once the blockchain has reached a significant size.
diff --git a/src/clientversion.h b/src/clientversion.h
index 30059987e..4fddbe192 100644
--- a/src/clientversion.h
+++ b/src/clientversion.h
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 #define CLIENT_VERSION_MAJOR 1
 #define CLIENT_VERSION_MINOR 0
 #define CLIENT_VERSION_REVISION 0
-#define CLIENT_VERSION_BUILD 1
+#define CLIENT_VERSION_BUILD 25
 
 //! Set to true for release, false for prerelease or test build
 #define CLIENT_VERSION_IS_RELEASE false