diff --git a/src/clientversion.cpp b/src/clientversion.cpp
index 8f713be3..d7101500 100644
--- a/src/clientversion.cpp
+++ b/src/clientversion.cpp
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ const std::string CLIENT_NAME("Satoshi");
 /**
  * Client version number
  */
-#define CLIENT_VERSION_SUFFIX ""
+#define CLIENT_VERSION_SUFFIX "-rc1"
 
 
 /**
diff --git a/src/clientversion.h b/src/clientversion.h
index bcee11cf..688c6755 100644
--- a/src/clientversion.h
+++ b/src/clientversion.h
@@ -20,13 +20,13 @@
 #define CLIENT_VERSION_BUILD 0
 
 //! Set to true for release, false for prerelease or test build
-#define CLIENT_VERSION_IS_RELEASE true
+#define CLIENT_VERSION_IS_RELEASE false
 
 /**
  * Copyright year (2009-this)
  * Todo: update this when changing our copyright comments in the source
  */
-#define COPYRIGHT_YEAR 2015
+#define COPYRIGHT_YEAR 2016
 
 #endif //HAVE_CONFIG_H