diff --git a/tfx_addons/version.py b/tfx_addons/version.py
index 73cf8a4e..25bc5b16 100644
--- a/tfx_addons/version.py
+++ b/tfx_addons/version.py
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 # stable release (indicated by `_VERSION_SUFFIX = ''`). Outside the context of a
 # release branch, the current version is by default assumed to be a
 # 'development' version, labeled 'dev'.
-_VERSION_SUFFIX = "dev"
+_VERSION_SUFFIX = "rc0"
 
 # Example, '0.1.0-dev'
 __version__ = ".".join([_MAJOR_VERSION, _MINOR_VERSION, _PATCH_VERSION])