diff --git a/docs/installation.txt b/docs/installation.txt
index fb4b0fa6cc..517f7a3fa5 100644
--- a/docs/installation.txt
+++ b/docs/installation.txt
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ To install the mongo gem manually:
 
 .. code-block:: sh
 
-  gem install mongo -v 2.13.0.beta1
+  gem install mongo -v 2.13.0.rc1
 
 
 What's New
diff --git a/lib/mongo/version.rb b/lib/mongo/version.rb
index 851371d831..502ee31489 100644
--- a/lib/mongo/version.rb
+++ b/lib/mongo/version.rb
@@ -17,5 +17,5 @@ module Mongo
   # The current version of the driver.
   #
   # @since 2.0.0
-  VERSION = '2.13.0.beta1'
+  VERSION = '2.13.0.rc1'.freeze
 end