diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 9325c3c..8df0c11 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-0.3.0
\ No newline at end of file
+0.3.0-rc1
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/snowplowtrk.go b/snowplowtrk.go
index 3b017ca..28bc040 100644
--- a/snowplowtrk.go
+++ b/snowplowtrk.go
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 const (
-	appVersion   = "0.3.0"
+	appVersion   = "0.3.0-rc1"
 	appName      = "snowplowtrk"
 	appUsage     = "Snowplow Analytics Tracking CLI"
 	appCopyright = "(c) 2016-2018 Snowplow Analytics, LTD"