diff --git a/core/lib/Drupal.php b/core/lib/Drupal.php
index cf399ebbe70482c71ed08bbb6a5b528194fd652a..711e5d0d408b8d67b8f5fa3b280e24a662502dc4 100644
--- a/core/lib/Drupal.php
+++ b/core/lib/Drupal.php
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ class Drupal {
   /**
    * The current system version.
    */
-  const VERSION = '8.3.0-dev';
+  const VERSION = '8.3.0-rc1';
 
   /**
    * Core API compatibility.