diff --git a/kong-2.4.0beta.2-0.rockspec b/kong-2.4.0rc.1-0.rockspec
similarity index 99%
rename from kong-2.4.0beta.2-0.rockspec
rename to kong-2.4.0rc.1-0.rockspec
index e7ade1d77bcc..36020a59cb91 100644
--- a/kong-2.4.0beta.2-0.rockspec
+++ b/kong-2.4.0rc.1-0.rockspec
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 package = "kong"
-version = "2.4.0beta.2-0"
+version = "2.4.0rc.1-0"
 rockspec_format = "3.0"
 supported_platforms = {"linux", "macosx"}
 source = {
   url = "git://github.com/Kong/kong",
-  tag = "2.4.0-beta.2"
+  tag = "2.4.0-rc.1"
 }
 description = {
   summary = "Kong is a scalable and customizable API Management Layer built on top of Nginx.",
diff --git a/kong/meta.lua b/kong/meta.lua
index e062c4c6a68b..cdfb22a70172 100644
--- a/kong/meta.lua
+++ b/kong/meta.lua
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ local version = setmetatable({
   major = 2,
   minor = 4,
   patch = 0,
-  suffix = "beta.2"
+  suffix = "rc.1"
 }, {
   -- our Makefile during certain releases adjusts this line. Any changes to
   -- the format need to be reflected in both places