diff --git a/make.sh b/make.sh
index 5622a2147..40c88c667 100755
--- a/make.sh
+++ b/make.sh
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 
 NAME="IPFire"										# Software name
 SNAME="ipfire"									# Short name
-VERSION="2.5beta3"
+VERSION="2.5rc1"
 CORE="28"
 GIT_BRANCH=master:master										# Version number
 SLOGAN="www.ipfire.org"					# Software slogan