diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index d9aea01..377cb6c 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -1337,7 +1337,7 @@ checksum = "0c790de23124f9ab44544d7ac05d60440adc586479ce501c1d6d7da3cd8c9cf5"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "sntrup-kem"
-version = "0.0.0"
+version = "0.1.0-rc.0"
 dependencies = [
  "criterion",
  "ctutils",
diff --git a/sntrup-kem/Cargo.toml b/sntrup-kem/Cargo.toml
index 38c2b85..e54bb09 100644
--- a/sntrup-kem/Cargo.toml
+++ b/sntrup-kem/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "sntrup-kem"
-version = "0.0.0"
+version = "0.1.0-rc.0"
 authors = ["Michael Lodder <redmike7@gmail.com>"]
 license = "MIT OR Apache-2.0"
 keywords = ["sntrup", "kem", "post-quantum", "cryptography", "NTRU"]