diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index eb7b32fd7..5d79b4394 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 m4_define([lxc_version_major], 1)
 m4_define([lxc_version_minor], 0)
 m4_define([lxc_version_micro], 0)
-m4_define([lxc_version_beta], [beta4])
+m4_define([lxc_version_beta], [rc1])
 
 m4_define([lxc_version_base], [lxc_version_major.lxc_version_minor.lxc_version_micro])
 m4_define([lxc_version],