1 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index ae7f6f677..5908e642c 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -62,8 +62,8 @@ PLATFORMS           = ["Windows", "Linux", "Solaris", "Mac OS-X", "Unix"]
 MAJOR               = 1
 MINOR               = 8
 MICRO               = 0
-ISRELEASED          = False
-VERSION             = '%d.%d.%d' % (MAJOR, MINOR, MICRO)
+ISRELEASED          = True
+VERSION             = '%d.%d.%drc1' % (MAJOR, MINOR, MICRO)
 
 # Return the git revision as a string
 def git_version():