diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index c5cdb8f50..484e7f953 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "nguniversal",
   "main": "index.js",
-  "version": "10.0.2",
+  "version": "10.1.0-rc.0",
   "private": true,
   "description": "Universal (isomorphic) JavaScript support for Angular",
   "homepage": "https://github.com/angular/universal",