diff --git a/version b/version
index 8407985a36..a8b13ab2a3 100644
--- a/version
+++ b/version
@@ -6,6 +6,6 @@ DESCRIPTION=
 MAJORVER=9
 MINORVER=11
 PATCHVER=1
-RELEASETYPE=b
+RELEASETYPE=rc
 RELEASEVER=1
 EXTENSIONS=