diff --git a/eventsourcing/__init__.py b/eventsourcing/__init__.py
index <HASH>..<HASH> 100644
--- a/eventsourcing/__init__.py
+++ b/eventsourcing/__init__.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-__version__ = "7.2.4dev0"
+__version__ = "7.2.4rc0"
Increased version number to <I>rc0.