diff --git a/lib/dyndnsd/version.rb b/lib/dyndnsd/version.rb
index ae0f23b..0f350c1 100644
--- a/lib/dyndnsd/version.rb
+++ b/lib/dyndnsd/version.rb
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 
 module Dyndnsd
-  VERSION = '1.6.1'.freeze
+  VERSION = '2.0.0.rc1'.freeze
 end