diff --git a/default.properties b/default.properties
index e6f85c18a..a4999375b 100644
--- a/default.properties
+++ b/default.properties
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ component.package = org.apache.commons.lang
 component.title = Core Language Utilities
 
 # The current version number of this component
-component.version = 2.0
+component.version = 2.0-rc1
 
 # The name that is used to create the jar file
 final.name = ${component.name}-${component.version}