diff --git a/graylog2-inputs/pom.xml b/graylog2-inputs/pom.xml
index 7e99d7c61779..c877bdc8fa7f 100644
--- a/graylog2-inputs/pom.xml
+++ b/graylog2-inputs/pom.xml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.graylog2</groupId>
         <artifactId>graylog2-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>0.20.0-preview.8</version>
+        <version>0.20.0-rc.1</version>
     </parent>
 
     <name>graylog2-inputs</name>
diff --git a/graylog2-plugin-interfaces/pom.xml b/graylog2-plugin-interfaces/pom.xml
index 545582f94662..1ec2c7c0cd36 100644
--- a/graylog2-plugin-interfaces/pom.xml
+++ b/graylog2-plugin-interfaces/pom.xml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.graylog2</groupId>
         <artifactId>graylog2-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>0.20.0-preview.8</version>
+        <version>0.20.0-rc.1</version>
     </parent>
 
     <name>graylog2-plugin</name>
diff --git a/graylog2-radio/pom.xml b/graylog2-radio/pom.xml
index dc4ad17eb2cf..f32b1b1182cd 100644
--- a/graylog2-radio/pom.xml
+++ b/graylog2-radio/pom.xml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.graylog2</groupId>
         <artifactId>graylog2-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>0.20.0-preview.8</version>
+        <version>0.20.0-rc.1</version>
     </parent>
 
     <name>graylog2-radio</name>
diff --git a/graylog2-radio/src/main/java/org/graylog2/radio/RadioVersion.java b/graylog2-radio/src/main/java/org/graylog2/radio/RadioVersion.java
index fb47299104ca..056da7ad2bf4 100644
--- a/graylog2-radio/src/main/java/org/graylog2/radio/RadioVersion.java
+++ b/graylog2-radio/src/main/java/org/graylog2/radio/RadioVersion.java
@@ -28,7 +28,8 @@ public class RadioVersion {
 
     public static final Version vDEV = new Version(0, 20, 0, "dev");
     public static final Version v0_20_0_PREVIEW_7 = new Version(0, 20, 0, "preview.7");
+    public static final Version v0_20_0_RC_1 = new Version(0, 20, 0, "rc.1");
 
-    public static final Version VERSION = v0_20_0_PREVIEW_7;
+    public static final Version VERSION = v0_20_0_RC_1;
 
 }
diff --git a/graylog2-server/pom.xml b/graylog2-server/pom.xml
index ccc326e4bd79..58a4edfd9711 100644
--- a/graylog2-server/pom.xml
+++ b/graylog2-server/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.graylog2</groupId>
         <artifactId>graylog2-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>0.20.0-preview.8</version>
+        <version>0.20.0-rc.1</version>
     </parent>
 
     <properties>
diff --git a/graylog2-server/src/main/java/org/graylog2/ServerVersion.java b/graylog2-server/src/main/java/org/graylog2/ServerVersion.java
index bbf2aaff69ed..00e8471fccde 100644
--- a/graylog2-server/src/main/java/org/graylog2/ServerVersion.java
+++ b/graylog2-server/src/main/java/org/graylog2/ServerVersion.java
@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@ public class ServerVersion {
     public static final Version v0_20_0_PREVIEW_7 = new Version(0, 20, 0, "preview.7");
     public static final Version v0_20_0_PREVIEW_8 = new Version(0, 20, 0, "preview.8");
 
-    public static final Version VERSION = v0_20_0_PREVIEW_8;
+    public static final Version v0_20_0_RC_1 = new Version(0, 20, 0, "rc.1");
+
+    public static final Version VERSION = v0_20_0_RC_1;
 
 }
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 18be67d732cb..61d6c4f0c691 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 
     <groupId>org.graylog2</groupId>
     <artifactId>graylog2-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>0.20.0-preview.8</version>
+    <version>0.20.0-rc.1</version>
     <packaging>pom</packaging>
     <name>graylog2</name>
     <url>http://graylog2.org/</url>