diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index cb513015b..58d2e7d58 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-v1.12.0-snapshot
+v1.12.0-rc1
 ===========
 
 Bug fixes:
diff --git a/cmake/Version.cmake b/cmake/Version.cmake
index a7c686f51..20cc9fe11 100644
--- a/cmake/Version.cmake
+++ b/cmake/Version.cmake
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ cmake_minimum_required (VERSION 3.4)
 set (SYNERGY_VERSION_MAJOR 1)
 set (SYNERGY_VERSION_MINOR 12)
 set (SYNERGY_VERSION_PATCH 0)
-set (SYNERGY_VERSION_STAGE "snapshot")
+set (SYNERGY_VERSION_STAGE "rc1")
 
 #
 # Version from CI