diff --git a/code/qcommon/q_shared.h b/code/qcommon/q_shared.h
index 72f083e4..400e0481 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 1.33"
+#define Q3_VERSION            "ioQ3 1.34-rc1"
 #define CLIENT_WINDOW_TITLE   "icculus.org/quake3"
 #define CLIENT_WINDOW_ICON    "ioq3"
 #define CONSOLE_WINDOW_TITLE  "icculus.org/quake3 console"