diff --git a/lib/SimpleSAML/Configuration.php b/lib/SimpleSAML/Configuration.php
index da8713f97fcd6df47b03f6b92cfc64cc40cbd5c4..6242a5ac77155bf651226fb888f646ebe3a80a7f 100644
--- a/lib/SimpleSAML/Configuration.php
+++ b/lib/SimpleSAML/Configuration.php
@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@ class SimpleSAML_Configuration {
 	 * @return string
 	 */
 	public function getVersion() {
-		return '1.8.x';
+		return '1.8.0-rc1';
 	}