--- a/cubicweb/__pkginfo__.py	Fri Jan 12 10:17:10 2018 +0100
+++ b/cubicweb/__pkginfo__.py	Thu Jan 25 12:10:48 2018 +0100
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 modname = distname = "cubicweb"
 
 numversion = (3, 26, 0)
-version = '.'.join(str(num) for num in numversion) + '.dev0'
+version = '.'.join(str(num) for num in numversion) + 'rc0'
 
 description = "a repository of entities / relations for knowledge management"
 author = "Logilab"