diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index b03c687df0..a4d457e31a 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-18.04.0-ce-beta1
+18.04.0-ce-rc1
diff --git a/components/cli/VERSION b/components/cli/VERSION
index b03c687df0..a4d457e31a 100644
--- a/components/cli/VERSION
+++ b/components/cli/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-18.04.0-ce-beta1
+18.04.0-ce-rc1