diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index c3c19ba3..0e6d21a6 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 set(VERSION_MAJOR 1)
 set(VERSION_MINOR 8)
 set(VERSION_REV 2)
-set(VERSION_STAGE beta)
+set(VERSION_STAGE rc1)
 set(VERSION "${VERSION_MAJOR}.${VERSION_MINOR}.${VERSION_REV}")
 
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.6)