diff --git a/include/spdlog/common.h b/include/spdlog/common.h
index 521ee1e3..c18d203e 100644
--- a/include/spdlog/common.h
+++ b/include/spdlog/common.h
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 #pragma once
 
-#define SPDLOG_VERSION "0.16.4-rc"
+#define SPDLOG_VERSION "1.0.0-rc"
 
 #include "spdlog/tweakme.h"