--- a/cubicweb/__pkginfo__.py	Tue Nov 26 20:26:58 2019 +0100
+++ b/cubicweb/__pkginfo__.py	Thu Nov 28 11:30:23 2019 +0100
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 modname = distname = "cubicweb"
 
 numversion = (3, 27, 0)
-version = '.'.join(str(num) for num in numversion) + 'a2'
+version = '.'.join(str(num) for num in numversion) + 'rc1'
 
 description = "a repository of entities / relations for knowledge management"
 author = "Logilab"