diff --git a/lib/mastodon/version.rb b/lib/mastodon/version.rb
index 8b692c29d..7f54469e6 100644
--- a/lib/mastodon/version.rb
+++ b/lib/mastodon/version.rb
@@ -5,15 +5,15 @@ module Mastodon
     module_function
 
     def major
-      1
+      2
     end
 
     def minor
-      6
+      0
     end
 
     def patch
-      1
+      0
     end
 
     def pre
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ module Mastodon
     end
 
     def flags
-      ''
+      'rc1'
     end
 
     def to_a