diff --git a/lib/splitclient-rb/version.rb b/lib/splitclient-rb/version.rb
index 1afbdd0a..0994b090 100644
--- a/lib/splitclient-rb/version.rb
+++ b/lib/splitclient-rb/version.rb
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 module SplitIoClient
-  VERSION = '8.9.0'
+  VERSION = '8.9.0-rc1'
 end