diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 5244bdbd07..c3b447e27c 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "nuxt",
-  "version": "1.0.0-rc0",
+  "version": "1.0.0-rc1",
   "description": "A minimalistic framework for server-rendered Vue.js applications (inspired by Next.js)",
   "contributors": [
     {
diff --git a/start/package.json b/start/package.json
index 0cab12c342..2ae14fe15b 100644
--- a/start/package.json
+++ b/start/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "nuxt-start",
-  "version": "1.0.0-rc0",
+  "version": "1.0.0-rc1",
   "description": "runtime-only build for nuxt",
   "contributors": [
     {