diff --git a/scripts/installer/installer b/scripts/installer/installer
index cc7bc3c6..e71665d7 100755
--- a/scripts/installer/installer
+++ b/scripts/installer/installer
@@ -2,6 +2,15 @@
 
 ABRA_VERSION="0.3.0-alpha"
 ABRA_RELEASE_URL="https://git.coopcloud.tech/api/v1/repos/coop-cloud/abra/releases/tags/$ABRA_VERSION"
+RC_VERSION="0.3.1-rc1"
+RC_VERSION_URL="https://git.coopcloud.tech/api/v1/repos/coop-cloud/abra/releases/tags/$RC_VERSION"
+
+for arg in "$@"; do
+  if [ "$arg" == "--rc" ]; then
+    ABRA_VERSION="$RC_VERSION"
+    ABRA_RELEASE_URL="$RC_VERSION_URL"
+  fi
+done
 
 function show_banner {
   echo ""
@@ -35,6 +44,7 @@ function install_abra_release {
     exit 1
   fi
 
+
   # FIXME: support different architectures
   PLATFORM=$(uname -s | tr '[:upper:]' '[:lower:]')_$(uname -m)
   FILENAME="abra_"$ABRA_VERSION"_"$PLATFORM""
@@ -79,6 +89,7 @@ function install_abra_release {
   echo "abra installed to $HOME/.local/bin/abra"
 }
 
+
 function run_installation {
   show_banner
   install_abra_release