diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 177f7a9..7612688 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "rsa"
-version = "0.8.0-pre.0"
+version = "0.8.0-rc.0"
 authors = ["RustCrypto Developers", "dignifiedquire <dignifiedquire@gmail.com>"]
 edition = "2021"
 description = "Pure Rust RSA implementation"