diff --git a/src/Client.php b/src/Client.php
index 32562b5c4..ef77f6b21 100644
--- a/src/Client.php
+++ b/src/Client.php
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 final class Client
 {
     const CLIENT_NAME = 'es';
-    const VERSION = '8.0.0-alpha';
+    const VERSION = '8.0.0-rc1';
 
     use ClientEndpointsTrait;
     use EndpointTrait;