diff --git a/openslides/__init__.py b/openslides/__init__.py
index da177e787..0efe656ea 100644
--- a/openslides/__init__.py
+++ b/openslides/__init__.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 
-VERSION = (1, 6, 0, 'beta', 2)  # During development it is the next release
+VERSION = (1, 6, 0, 'rc', 1)  # During development it is the next release
 RELEASE = False