diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 0a8ae8a8..323e2356 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-AC_INIT(Finit, 3.1-beta1, https://github.com/troglobit/finit/issues, finit, http://troglobit.com/finit.html)
+AC_INIT(Finit, 3.1-rc1, https://github.com/troglobit/finit/issues, finit, http://troglobit.com/finit.html)
 AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE([1.11 foreign no-dist-gzip dist-xz subdir-objects])
 AM_SILENT_RULES([yes])