diff --git a/docs/source/conf.py b/docs/source/conf.py
index 9c1ab56..d08e72a 100644
--- a/docs/source/conf.py
+++ b/docs/source/conf.py
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ copyright = u'2010, Timo Stollenwerk - Plone Foundation'
 # The short X.Y version.
 version = '1.0'
 # The full version, including alpha/beta/rc tags.
-release = '1.0b12'
+release = '1.0RC1'
 
 # The language for content autogenerated by Sphinx. Refer to documentation
 # for a list of supported languages.
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 9b936dc..58c3963 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 from setuptools import setup, find_packages
 
-version = '1.0b12'
+version = '1.0RC1'
 
 setup(name='plone.app.discussion',
       version=version,