diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 382634578..f3c8a09d2 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #! /bin/sh
 # Guess values for system-dependent variables and create Makefiles.
-# Generated by GNU Autoconf 2.69 for ClamAV 0.101.0-beta.
+# Generated by GNU Autoconf 2.69 for ClamAV 0.101.0-rc.
 #
 # Report bugs to <https://bugzilla.clamav.net/>.
 #
@@ -592,8 +592,8 @@ MAKEFLAGS=
 # Identity of this package.
 PACKAGE_NAME='ClamAV'
 PACKAGE_TARNAME='clamav'
-PACKAGE_VERSION='0.101.0-beta'
-PACKAGE_STRING='ClamAV 0.101.0-beta'
+PACKAGE_VERSION='0.101.0-rc'
+PACKAGE_STRING='ClamAV 0.101.0-rc'
 PACKAGE_BUGREPORT='https://bugzilla.clamav.net/'
 PACKAGE_URL='https://www.clamav.net/'
 
@@ -1543,7 +1543,7 @@ if test "$ac_init_help" = "long"; then
   # Omit some internal or obsolete options to make the list less imposing.
   # This message is too long to be a string in the A/UX 3.1 sh.
   cat <<_ACEOF
-\`configure' configures ClamAV 0.101.0-beta to adapt to many kinds of systems.
+\`configure' configures ClamAV 0.101.0-rc to adapt to many kinds of systems.
 
 Usage: $0 [OPTION]... [VAR=VALUE]...
 
@@ -1614,7 +1614,7 @@ fi
 
 if test -n "$ac_init_help"; then
   case $ac_init_help in
-     short | recursive ) echo "Configuration of ClamAV 0.101.0-beta:";;
+     short | recursive ) echo "Configuration of ClamAV 0.101.0-rc:";;
    esac
   cat <<\_ACEOF
 
@@ -1838,7 +1838,7 @@ fi
 test -n "$ac_init_help" && exit $ac_status
 if $ac_init_version; then
   cat <<\_ACEOF
-ClamAV configure 0.101.0-beta
+ClamAV configure 0.101.0-rc
 generated by GNU Autoconf 2.69
 
 Copyright (C) 2012 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
@@ -2428,7 +2428,7 @@ cat >config.log <<_ACEOF
 This file contains any messages produced by compilers while
 running configure, to aid debugging if configure makes a mistake.
 
-It was created by ClamAV $as_me 0.101.0-beta, which was
+It was created by ClamAV $as_me 0.101.0-rc, which was
 generated by GNU Autoconf 2.69.  Invocation command line was
 
   $ $0 $@
@@ -4185,7 +4185,7 @@ fi
 
 # Define the identity of the package.
  PACKAGE='clamav'
- VERSION='0.101.0-beta'
+ VERSION='0.101.0-rc'
 
 
 # Some tools Automake needs.
@@ -5913,7 +5913,7 @@ $as_echo "$ac_cv_safe_to_define___extensions__" >&6; }
 
 
 
-VERSION="0.101.0-beta"
+VERSION="0.101.0-rc"
 
 LC_CURRENT=9
 LC_REVISION=0
@@ -29787,7 +29787,7 @@ cat >>$CONFIG_STATUS <<\_ACEOF || ac_write_fail=1
 # report actual input values of CONFIG_FILES etc. instead of their
 # values after options handling.
 ac_log="
-This file was extended by ClamAV $as_me 0.101.0-beta, which was
+This file was extended by ClamAV $as_me 0.101.0-rc, which was
 generated by GNU Autoconf 2.69.  Invocation command line was
 
   CONFIG_FILES    = $CONFIG_FILES
@@ -29854,7 +29854,7 @@ _ACEOF
 cat >>$CONFIG_STATUS <<_ACEOF || ac_write_fail=1
 ac_cs_config="`$as_echo "$ac_configure_args" | sed 's/^ //; s/[\\""\`\$]/\\\\&/g'`"
 ac_cs_version="\\
-ClamAV config.status 0.101.0-beta
+ClamAV config.status 0.101.0-rc
 configured by $0, generated by GNU Autoconf 2.69,
   with options \\"\$ac_cs_config\\"
 
@@ -32670,7 +32670,7 @@ cat >>$CONFIG_STATUS <<\_ACEOF || ac_write_fail=1
 # report actual input values of CONFIG_FILES etc. instead of their
 # values after options handling.
 ac_log="
-This file was extended by ClamAV $as_me 0.101.0-beta, which was
+This file was extended by ClamAV $as_me 0.101.0-rc, which was
 generated by GNU Autoconf 2.69.  Invocation command line was
 
   CONFIG_FILES    = $CONFIG_FILES
@@ -32737,7 +32737,7 @@ _ACEOF
 cat >>$CONFIG_STATUS <<_ACEOF || ac_write_fail=1
 ac_cs_config="`$as_echo "$ac_configure_args" | sed 's/^ //; s/[\\""\`\$]/\\\\&/g'`"
 ac_cs_version="\\
-ClamAV config.status 0.101.0-beta
+ClamAV config.status 0.101.0-rc
 configured by $0, generated by GNU Autoconf 2.69,
   with options \\"\$ac_cs_config\\"
 
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index dc197a80e..1a5c22e6d 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ dnl   MA 02110-1301, USA.
 AC_PREREQ([2.59])
 dnl For a release change [devel] to the real version [0.xy]
 dnl also change VERSION below
-AC_INIT([ClamAV], [0.101.0-beta], [https://bugzilla.clamav.net/], [clamav], [https://www.clamav.net/])
+AC_INIT([ClamAV], [0.101.0-rc], [https://bugzilla.clamav.net/], [clamav], [https://www.clamav.net/])
 
 dnl enable C++
 AC_PROG_CXX()
diff --git a/libclamav/bytecode_api.h b/libclamav/bytecode_api.h
index b56213de8..90c18e119 100644
--- a/libclamav/bytecode_api.h
+++ b/libclamav/bytecode_api.h
@@ -115,6 +115,7 @@ enum FunctionalityLevels {
     FUNC_LEVEL_0100_1    = 92, /**< LibClamAV release 0.100.1 */
     FUNC_LEVEL_0100_2    = 93, /**< LibClamAV release 0.100.2 */
     FUNC_LEVEL_0101_0_BETA = 100, /* LibClamAV beta release 0.101.0-beta */
+    FUNC_LEVEL_0101_0    = 101, /* LibClamAV release 0.101.0, 0.101.0-rc */
     FUNC_LEVEL_100       = 255 /* future release candidate */
 };
 
diff --git a/libclamav/others.h b/libclamav/others.h
index 407c5bed8..a821ace4a 100644
--- a/libclamav/others.h
+++ b/libclamav/others.h
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@
  * in re-enabling affected modules.
  */
 
-#define CL_FLEVEL 100
+#define CL_FLEVEL 101
 #define CL_FLEVEL_DCONF	CL_FLEVEL
 #define CL_FLEVEL_SIGTOOL CL_FLEVEL
 
diff --git a/m4/reorganization/version.m4 b/m4/reorganization/version.m4
index 44b173475..677b20916 100644
--- a/m4/reorganization/version.m4
+++ b/m4/reorganization/version.m4
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 dnl change this on a release
 dnl VERSION="devel-`date +%Y%m%d`"
-VERSION="0.101.0-beta"
+VERSION="0.101.0-rc"
 
 LC_CURRENT=9
 LC_REVISION=0
diff --git a/win32/ClamAV-Installer.iss b/win32/ClamAV-Installer.iss
index c726bfd35..9efe2cc8a 100644
--- a/win32/ClamAV-Installer.iss
+++ b/win32/ClamAV-Installer.iss
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ UninstallDisplayName=ClamAV
 Compression=lzma2
 SolidCompression=yes
 OutputDir=.
-OutputBaseFilename=ClamAV-0.101.0-beta
+OutputBaseFilename=ClamAV-0.101.0-rc
 WizardImageFile=demon.bmp
 WizardSmallImageFile=talos.bmp
 
diff --git a/win32/clamav-config.h b/win32/clamav-config.h
index 83ac0dfdb..fc773342d 100644
--- a/win32/clamav-config.h
+++ b/win32/clamav-config.h
@@ -469,7 +469,7 @@
 #define PACKAGE_NAME "ClamAV"
 
 /* Define to the full name and version of this package. */
-#define PACKAGE_STRING "ClamAV 0.101.0-beta"
+#define PACKAGE_STRING "ClamAV 0.101.0-rc"
 
 /* Define to the one symbol short name of this package. */
 #define PACKAGE_TARNAME "clamav"
@@ -478,7 +478,7 @@
 #define PACKAGE_URL "https://www.clamav.net/"
 
 /* Define to the version of this package. */
-#define PACKAGE_VERSION "0.101.0-beta"
+#define PACKAGE_VERSION "0.101.0-rc"
 
 /* scan buffer size */
 #define SCANBUFF 131072
@@ -514,7 +514,7 @@
 /* #undef USE_SYSLOG */
 
 /* Version number of package */
-#define VERSION "0.101.0-beta"
+#define VERSION "0.101.0-rc"
 
 /* Version suffix for package */
 #define VERSION_SUFFIX ""
diff --git a/win32/res/common.rc b/win32/res/common.rc
index 3cdc6bae6..84aa9d75a 100644
--- a/win32/res/common.rc
+++ b/win32/res/common.rc
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 #endif
 
 #define RES_VER_Q 0,101,0,0
-#define RES_VER_S "ClamAV 0.101.0-beta"
+#define RES_VER_S "ClamAV 0.101.0-rc"
 
 VS_VERSION_INFO VERSIONINFO
     FILEVERSION RES_VER_Q