diff --git a/bin/templates/cordova/version b/bin/templates/cordova/version
index 04e734c9..42bab55a 100755
--- a/bin/templates/cordova/version
+++ b/bin/templates/cordova/version
@@ -20,6 +20,6 @@
 */
 
 // Coho updates this line:
-var VERSION = '3.1.0-dev';
+var VERSION = "3.1.0-rc1";
 
 console.log(VERSION);
diff --git a/framework/src/org/apache/cordova/CordovaWebView.java b/framework/src/org/apache/cordova/CordovaWebView.java
index beb41ac9..b1fc5e84 100755
--- a/framework/src/org/apache/cordova/CordovaWebView.java
+++ b/framework/src/org/apache/cordova/CordovaWebView.java
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ public class CordovaWebView extends WebView {
     
     public static final String TAG = "CordovaWebView";
     
-    public static final String CORDOVA_VERSION = "3.1.0-dev";
+    public static final String CORDOVA_VERSION = "3.1.0-rc1";
 
     private ArrayList<Integer> keyDownCodes = new ArrayList<Integer>();
     private ArrayList<Integer> keyUpCodes = new ArrayList<Integer>();