diff --git a/src/qibo/__init__.py b/src/qibo/__init__.py
index a0d0c7ca19..2fc625e379 100644
--- a/src/qibo/__init__.py
+++ b/src/qibo/__init__.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-__version__ = "0.1.7.dev0"
+__version__ = "0.1.7rc0"
 from qibo.config import set_batch_size, get_batch_size
 from qibo.config import set_metropolis_threshold, get_metropolis_threshold
 from qibo.backends import set_backend, get_backend