diff --git a/version b/version
index b03f6455bc..254e303582 100644
--- a/version
+++ b/version
@@ -6,6 +6,6 @@ DESCRIPTION=
 MAJORVER=9
 MINORVER=10
 PATCHVER=5
-RELEASETYPE=b
+RELEASETYPE=rc
 RELEASEVER=1
 EXTENSIONS=