diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 899f08a96b..92b6a70a23 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "primereact",
-  "version": "5.0.0-SNAPSHOT",
+  "version": "5.0.0-rc.1",
   "homepage": ".",
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",