diff --git a/sc2/src/uqmversion.h b/sc2/src/uqmversion.h
index f6ef729ec..3bc9be1d8 100644
--- a/sc2/src/uqmversion.h
+++ b/sc2/src/uqmversion.h
@@ -19,11 +19,11 @@
 
 #define UQM_MAJOR_VERSION     0
 #define UQM_MAJOR_VERSION_S  "0"
-#define UQM_MINOR_VERSION     6
-#define UQM_MINOR_VERSION_S  "6"
-#define UQM_PATCH_VERSION     9
-#define UQM_PATCH_VERSION_S  "9"
-#define UQM_EXTRA_VERSION    ""
+#define UQM_MINOR_VERSION     7
+#define UQM_MINOR_VERSION_S  "7"
+#define UQM_PATCH_VERSION     0
+#define UQM_PATCH_VERSION_S  "0"
+#define UQM_EXTRA_VERSION    "-rc1"
 /* The final version is interpreted as:
  * printf ("%d.%d.%d%s", UQM_MAJOR_VERSION, UQM_MINOR_VERSION,
  * 		UQM_PATCH_VERSION, UQM_EXTRA_VERSION);