diff --git a/version.props b/version.props
index 24f2b00a0a..e27532787e 100644
--- a/version.props
+++ b/version.props
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <Project>
   <PropertyGroup>
     <VersionPrefix>2.1.0</VersionPrefix>
-    <VersionSuffix>preview3</VersionSuffix>
+    <VersionSuffix>rc1</VersionSuffix>
     <PackageVersion Condition="'$(IsFinalBuild)' == 'true' AND '$(VersionSuffix)' == 'rtm' ">$(VersionPrefix)</PackageVersion>
     <PackageVersion Condition="'$(IsFinalBuild)' == 'true' AND '$(VersionSuffix)' != 'rtm' ">$(VersionPrefix)-$(VersionSuffix)-final</PackageVersion>
     <BuildNumber Condition="'$(BuildNumber)' == ''">t000</BuildNumber>