diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index f179910..9e90341 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ checksum = "9c198f91728a82281a64e1f4f9eeb25d82cb32a5de251c6bd1b5154d63a8e7bd"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "nid"
-version = "2.0.0"
+version = "2.1.0-rc.1"
 dependencies = [
  "pretty_assertions",
  "rand",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 63073c0..86bd508 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "nid"
-version = "2.0.0"
+version = "2.1.0-rc.1"
 edition = "2021"
 rust-version = "1.61"
 description = "Generate and parse Nano IDs"
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 7b3bbf6..85a30d2 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ Add the following to your `Cargo.toml`:
 
 ```toml
 [dependencies]
-nid = "2.0.0"
+nid = "2.1.0-rc.1"
 ```
 
 When you want a new Nano ID, you can generate one using the [`Nanoid::new`] method.
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 9424205..badfe0c 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 //!
 //! ```toml
 //! [dependencies]
-//! nid = "2.0.0"
+//! nid = "2.1.0-rc.1"
 //! ```
 //!
 //! When you want a new Nano ID, you can generate one using the [`Nanoid::new`] method.