diff --git a/lib/appraisal/version.rb b/lib/appraisal/version.rb
index 71f6c23..38a986c 100644
--- a/lib/appraisal/version.rb
+++ b/lib/appraisal/version.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # frozen_string_literal: true
 
 module Appraisal
-  VERSION = "2.5.0".freeze
+  VERSION = "3.0.0.rc1"
 end