diff --git a/code/qcommon/q_shared.h b/code/qcommon/q_shared.h
index f4deaa8b..2d4b3e1b 100644
--- a/code/qcommon/q_shared.h
+++ b/code/qcommon/q_shared.h
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301  USA
 // q_shared.h -- included first by ALL program modules.
 // A user mod should never modify this file
 
-#define	Q3_VERSION		"ioQ3 1.34"
+#define	Q3_VERSION		"ioQ3 1.34-rc1"
 // 1.32 released 7-10-2002
 
 #define MAX_TEAMNAME 32