diff --git a/opensearch_dashboards.json b/opensearch_dashboards.json
index 2bd90fa32..3ad65782a 100644
--- a/opensearch_dashboards.json
+++ b/opensearch_dashboards.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "id": "alertingDashboards",
-  "version": "2.0.0.0",
+  "version": "2.0.0.0-rc1",
   "opensearchDashboardsVersion": "2.0.0",
   "configPath": ["opensearch_alerting"],
   "requiredPlugins": [],
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 4e199b988..adb539488 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "opensearch-alerting-dashboards",
-  "version": "2.0.0.0",
+  "version": "2.0.0.0-rc1",
   "description": "OpenSearch Dashboards Alerting Plugin",
   "main": "index.js",
   "license": "Apache-2.0",