diff --git a/mix.exs b/mix.exs
index 7054a992a..0047ed8cb 100644
--- a/mix.exs
+++ b/mix.exs
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ defmodule Archethic.MixProject do
   def project do
     [
       app: :archethic,
-      version: "1.4.8",
+      version: "1.4.8-rc1",
       build_path: "_build",
       config_path: "config/config.exs",
       deps_path: "deps",
diff --git a/rel/appups/archethic/1.4.7_to_1.4.8.appup b/rel/appups/archethic/1.4.7_to_1.4.8-rc1.appup
similarity index 99%
rename from rel/appups/archethic/1.4.7_to_1.4.8.appup
rename to rel/appups/archethic/1.4.7_to_1.4.8-rc1.appup
index 30d594b99..73ae03803 100644
--- a/rel/appups/archethic/1.4.7_to_1.4.8.appup
+++ b/rel/appups/archethic/1.4.7_to_1.4.8-rc1.appup
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{"1.4.8",
+{"1.4.8-rc1",
  [{"1.4.7",
    [{add_module,'Elixir.Archethic.SelfRepair.Error'},
     {add_module,'Elixir.Archethic.UTXO.DBLedger.FileImpl.Supervisor'},
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@
                                 type => supervisor
                             }
                        ]}},
-    {apply,{'Elixir.Mix.Tasks.Archethic.Migrate',run,["1.4.8",true]}}]}],
+    {apply,{'Elixir.Mix.Tasks.Archethic.Migrate',run,["1.4.8-rc1",true]}}]}],
  [{"1.4.7",
    [{delete_module,'Elixir.Archethic.SelfRepair.Error'},
     {delete_module,'Elixir.Archethic.UTXO.DBLedger.FileImpl.Supervisor'},