diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index b106317325..af1f1a0b19 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-18.01.0-ce-dev
+18.01.0-ce-rc1
diff --git a/components/cli/VERSION b/components/cli/VERSION
index 8dfd0227f3..af1f1a0b19 100644
--- a/components/cli/VERSION
+++ b/components/cli/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-18.01.0-dev
+18.01.0-ce-rc1