diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 401a33e5be..64021a1574 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "angular-srcs",
-  "version": "2.0.0-beta.17",
+  "version": "2.0.0-rc.0",
   "private": true,
   "branchPattern": "2.0.*",
   "description": "Angular 2 - a web framework for modern web apps",
diff --git a/publish-packages.sh b/publish-packages.sh
index 1701b11c61..fdda247494 100755
--- a/publish-packages.sh
+++ b/publish-packages.sh
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ fi
 ./build.sh
 
 echo "====== RENAMING \$\$ANGULAR_VERSION\$\$ to 0.0.0-${VERSION} ======"
-find ./dist/packages-dist/ -type f -name package.json -print0 | xargs -0 sed -i '' "s/\\\$\\\$ANGULAR_VERSION\\\$\\\$/0.0.0-${VERSION}/g"
+find ./dist/packages-dist/ -type f -name package.json -print0 | xargs -0 sed -i '' "s/\\\$\\\$ANGULAR_VERSION\\\$\\\$/2.0.0-rc.${VERSION}/g"
 
 for PACKAGE in \
   core \