diff --git a/cycler/__init__.py b/cycler/__init__.py
index b0a1562..5ae88d7 100644
--- a/cycler/__init__.py
+++ b/cycler/__init__.py
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@
 # Dict, List, Union required for runtime cast calls
 from typing import TypeVar, Generic, Callable, Union, Dict, List, Any, overload, cast
 
-__version__ = "0.12.0.dev0"
+__version__ = "0.12.0rc1"
 
 K = TypeVar("K", bound=Hashable)
 L = TypeVar("L", bound=Hashable)