diff --git a/bookshelf/__init__.py b/bookshelf/__init__.py
index f102a9c..1a37e83 100644
--- a/bookshelf/__init__.py
+++ b/bookshelf/__init__.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-__version__ = "0.0.1"
+__version__ = "0.0.1-rc1"