diff --git a/specs-go/version.go b/specs-go/version.go
index 371289aea..2dbd302e3 100644
--- a/specs-go/version.go
+++ b/specs-go/version.go
@@ -4,14 +4,14 @@ import "fmt"
 
 const (
 	// VersionMajor is for an API incompatible changes
-	VersionMajor = 0
+	VersionMajor = 1
 	// VersionMinor is for functionality in a backwards-compatible manner
-	VersionMinor = 6
+	VersionMinor = 0
 	// VersionPatch is for backwards-compatible bug fixes
 	VersionPatch = 0
 
 	// VersionDev indicates development branch. Releases will be empty string.
-	VersionDev = "-dev"
+	VersionDev = "-rc1"
 )
 
 // Version is the specification version that the package types support.