diff --git a/Changelog.md b/Changelog.md
index 9bc7d69..6274191 100644
--- a/Changelog.md
+++ b/Changelog.md
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+# v52 2016/01/27
+
+* Trim 'rc' out of go version strings when determining major version.
+
 # v51 2016/01/21
 
 * Trim 'beta' out of go version strings when determining major version.
diff --git a/dep.go b/dep.go
index 22d3c35..8b74760 100644
--- a/dep.go
+++ b/dep.go
@@ -77,8 +77,15 @@ func trimGoVersion(version string) (string, error) {
 	if len(p) < 2 {
 		return "", fmt.Errorf("Error determing major go version from: %q", version)
 	}
-	if strings.Contains(p[1], "beta") {
-		p[1] = strings.Split(p[1], "beta")[0]
+	var split string
+	switch {
+	case strings.Contains(p[1], "beta"):
+		split = "beta"
+	case strings.Contains(p[1], "rc"):
+		split = "rc"
+	}
+	if split != "" {
+		p[1] = strings.Split(p[1], split)[0]
 	}
 	return p[0] + "." + p[1], nil
 }
diff --git a/dep_test.go b/dep_test.go
index 3c2ee59..27527ff 100644
--- a/dep_test.go
+++ b/dep_test.go
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ func TestTrimGoVersion(t *testing.T) {
 	}{
 		{in: "go1.5", out: "go1.5", err: false},
 		{in: "go1.5beta1", out: "go1.5", err: false},
+		{in: "go1.6rc1", out: "go1.6", err: false},
 		{in: "go1.5.1", out: "go1.5", err: false},
 		{in: "devel", out: "devel", err: false},
 		{in: "boom", out: "", err: true},
diff --git a/version.go b/version.go
index aaf0aaf..aa5d57e 100644
--- a/version.go
+++ b/version.go
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import (
 	"runtime"
 )
 
-const version = 51
+const version = 52
 
 var cmdVersion = &Command{
 	Name:  "version",