diff --git a/redbot/core/__init__.py b/redbot/core/__init__.py
index 5eba3de03..b4dd05d5b 100644
--- a/redbot/core/__init__.py
+++ b/redbot/core/__init__.py
@@ -148,5 +148,5 @@ class VersionInfo:
         )
 
 
-__version__ = "3.0.0rc1"
+__version__ = "3.0.0rc1.post1"
 version_info = VersionInfo.from_str(__version__)