diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 1f90821..1e56ceb 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Changelog
 
-## Pre-release (3.0.0-pre.8) (2018-08-25)
-- Bump [`thelounge`][1] to [`v3.0.0-pre.8`](https://github.com/thelounge/lounge/releases/tag/v3.0.0-pre.8).
+## Release candidate (3.0.0-rc.1) (2018-09-20)
+- Bump [`thelounge`][1] to [`v3.0.0-rc.1`](https://github.com/thelounge/lounge/releases/tag/v3.0.0-rc.1).
 - Use `node v8`.
 - Update the example `docker-compose.yml` file.
 
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 70cf03d..c227eef 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -15,6 +15,6 @@ CMD ["thelounge", "start"]
 COPY docker-entrypoint.sh /usr/local/bin/docker-entrypoint.sh
 
 # Install thelounge.
-ARG THELOUNGE_VERSION=3.0.0-pre.8
+ARG THELOUNGE_VERSION=3.0.0-rc.1
 RUN npm install --unsafe-perm -g thelounge@${THELOUNGE_VERSION} && \
     npm cache clean --force
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 4aa63e0..7d47bb8 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-THELOUNGE_VERSION?=3.0.0-pre.8
+THELOUNGE_VERSION?=3.0.0-rc.1
 ORGANISATION?=thelounge
 
 all: main alpine
diff --git a/alpine/Dockerfile b/alpine/Dockerfile
index 2aa6427..1327bdf 100644
--- a/alpine/Dockerfile
+++ b/alpine/Dockerfile
@@ -15,6 +15,6 @@ CMD ["thelounge", "start"]
 COPY docker-entrypoint.sh /usr/local/bin/docker-entrypoint.sh
 
 # Install thelounge.
-ARG THELOUNGE_VERSION=3.0.0-pre.8
+ARG THELOUNGE_VERSION=3.0.0-rc.1
 RUN npm install --unsafe-perm -g thelounge@${THELOUNGE_VERSION} && \
     npm cache clean --force