diff --git a/version.props b/version.props
index 4ec5bbac99..fdae26889d 100644
--- a/version.props
+++ b/version.props
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   <PropertyGroup>
     <IsFinalBuild>false</IsFinalBuild>
     <VersionPrefix>0.1.0</VersionPrefix>
-    <VersionSuffix>preview1</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>