diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index a890eb9b..a3d379b5 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 AC_PREREQ([2.67])
-AC_INIT([cryptsetup],[2.3.6-git])
+AC_INIT([cryptsetup],[2.3.6-rc0])
 
 dnl library version from <major>.<minor>.<release>[-<suffix>]
 LIBCRYPTSETUP_VERSION=$(echo $PACKAGE_VERSION | cut -f1 -d-)