diff --git a/sigstore/__init__.py b/sigstore/__init__.py
index c84c0679..36cda434 100644
--- a/sigstore/__init__.py
+++ b/sigstore/__init__.py
@@ -25,4 +25,4 @@
 * `sigstore.sign`: creation of Sigstore signatures
 """
 
-__version__ = "2.1.0"
+__version__ = "3.0.0rc1"