diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 8602684..387cc49 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-AC_INIT([libusb-compat], [0.1.8-snapshot1])
+AC_INIT([libusb-compat], [0.1.8-rc1])
 AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE
 AC_CONFIG_SRCDIR([libusb/core.c])
 AC_CONFIG_HEADERS([config.h])