diff --git a/eng/Versions.props b/eng/Versions.props
index 0e0cefc4c4..80b716ae2e 100644
--- a/eng/Versions.props
+++ b/eng/Versions.props
@@ -9,9 +9,9 @@
     <AspNetCoreMajorVersion>3</AspNetCoreMajorVersion>
     <AspNetCoreMinorVersion>0</AspNetCoreMinorVersion>
     <AspNetCorePatchVersion>0</AspNetCorePatchVersion>
-    <PreReleasePreviewNumber>9</PreReleasePreviewNumber>
-    <PreReleaseVersionLabel>preview$(PreReleasePreviewNumber)</PreReleaseVersionLabel>
-    <PreReleaseBrandingLabel>Preview $(PreReleasePreviewNumber)</PreReleaseBrandingLabel>
+    <PreReleasePreviewNumber>1</PreReleasePreviewNumber>
+    <PreReleaseVersionLabel>rc$(PreReleasePreviewNumber)</PreReleaseVersionLabel>
+    <PreReleaseBrandingLabel>Release Candidate $(PreReleasePreviewNumber)</PreReleaseBrandingLabel>
     <AspNetCoreMajorMinorVersion>$(AspNetCoreMajorVersion).$(AspNetCoreMinorVersion)</AspNetCoreMajorMinorVersion>
     <!-- Additional assembly attributes are already configured to include the source revision ID. -->
     <IncludeSourceRevisionInInformationalVersion>false</IncludeSourceRevisionInInformationalVersion>