diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index fee4aae..f31125e 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 from setuptools import setup, find_packages
 import subprocess
 
-Version = "8.2"
+Version = "8.2.1.rc1"
 p = subprocess.Popen(
     ("git",
      "describe",