diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 45c8d9d6..5b294eee 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@
 # Version number for Synergy
 set(VERSION_MAJOR 1)
 set(VERSION_MINOR 8)
-set(VERSION_REV 5)
-set(VERSION_STAGE stable)
+set(VERSION_REV 6)
+set(VERSION_STAGE rc1)
 set(VERSION "${VERSION_MAJOR}.${VERSION_MINOR}.${VERSION_REV}")
 
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.6)