diff --git a/__init__.py b/__init__.py
index <HASH>..<HASH> 100644
--- a/__init__.py
+++ b/__init__.py
@@ -22,5 +22,5 @@ __revision__ = "$Id$"
 #
 
 #--start constants--
-__version__ = "2.6b3"
+__version__ = "2.6rc1"
 #--end constants--
Bumping to <I>rc1