diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index e238c8bd6b..6e13780e14 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ define(_CLIENT_VERSION_MAJOR, 0)
 define(_CLIENT_VERSION_MINOR, 21)
 define(_CLIENT_VERSION_REVISION, 1)
 define(_CLIENT_VERSION_BUILD, 0)
-define(_CLIENT_VERSION_RC, 1)
+define(_CLIENT_VERSION_RC, 0)
 define(_CLIENT_VERSION_IS_RELEASE, true)
 define(_COPYRIGHT_YEAR, 2020)
 define(_COPYRIGHT_HOLDERS,[The %s developers])