diff --git a/version.txt b/version.txt
index 11d9efa3d5ab33e1c8943538b2a375ec04755039..b897c86e12354e005d5be536194cc983f41a1c84 100644
--- a/version.txt
+++ b/version.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-5.8.0
+5.8.1-RC1