diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index e26e29d..c82b863 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
     "name": "colors",
     "description": "get colors in your node.js console",
-    "version": "1.2.0",
+    "version": "1.2.0-rc0",
     "author": "Marak Squires",
     "homepage": "https://github.com/Marak/colors.js",
     "bugs": "https://github.com/Marak/colors.js/issues",