diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index cd39d70..3a79314 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "scratch-desktop",
-  "version": "3.6.0",
+  "version": "3.7.0-rc.1",
   "lockfileVersion": 1,
   "requires": true,
   "dependencies": {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index fa3d994..afe5d26 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   "productName": "Scratch Desktop",
   "description": "Scratch 3.0 as a self-contained desktop application",
   "author": "Scratch Foundation",
-  "version": "3.6.0",
+  "version": "3.7.0-rc.1",
   "license": "BSD-3-Clause",
   "scripts": {
     "start": "electron-webpack dev --bail --display-error-details --env.minify=false",