diff --git a/INSTALL b/INSTALL
index d45fdde..3c11640 100644
--- a/INSTALL
+++ b/INSTALL
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 
 Mininet Installation/Configuration Notes
 
-Mininet 2.0.0d3
+Mininet 2.0.0rc1
 
 ---
 
diff --git a/LICENSE b/LICENSE
index 9120a90..ba81938 100644
--- a/LICENSE
+++ b/LICENSE
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-Mininet 2.0.0d3 License
+Mininet 2.0.0rc1 License
 
 Copyright (c) 2012 Open Networking Laboratory
 Copyright (c) 2009-2012 Bob Lantz and The Board of Trustees of
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index f406405..c44bd94 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -25,9 +25,9 @@ minimal change for full line-rate execution.
 Mininet may be invoked directly from the command line, and also provides a
 handy Python API for creating networks of varying sizes and topologies.
 
-** Mininet 2.0.0 **
+** Mininet 2.0.0rc1 **
 
-Mininet 2.0.0 is a major upgrade to the Mininet system and provides
+Mininet 2.0.0rc1 is a major upgrade to the Mininet system and provides
 a number of enhancements and new features, including:
 
 * First-class Interface (`Intf`) and Link (`Link`) classes
diff --git a/mininet/net.py b/mininet/net.py
index 0105ea8..a44b670 100755
--- a/mininet/net.py
+++ b/mininet/net.py
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ from mininet.util import macColonHex, ipStr, ipParse, netParse, ipAdd
 from mininet.term import cleanUpScreens, makeTerms
 
 # Mininet version: should be consistent with README and LICENSE
-VERSION = "2.0.0d3"
+VERSION = "2.0.0rc1"
 
 class Mininet( object ):
     "Network emulation with hosts spawned in network namespaces."