diff --git a/VERSION.cmake b/VERSION.cmake
index 23af6a88b..528cdad34 100644
--- a/VERSION.cmake
+++ b/VERSION.cmake
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 set( MIRALL_VERSION_MAJOR 2 )
 set( MIRALL_VERSION_MINOR 3 )
 set( MIRALL_VERSION_PATCH 1 )
-set( MIRALL_VERSION_YEAR  2016 )
+set( MIRALL_VERSION_YEAR  2017 )
 set( MIRALL_SOVERSION 0 )
 
 if ( NOT DEFINED MIRALL_VERSION_SUFFIX )
-    set( MIRALL_VERSION_SUFFIX "git") #e.g. beta1, beta2, rc1
+    set( MIRALL_VERSION_SUFFIX "rc1") #e.g. beta1, beta2, rc1
 endif( NOT DEFINED MIRALL_VERSION_SUFFIX )
 
 if( NOT DEFINED MIRALL_VERSION_BUILD )