diff --git a/lib/sinatra/version.rb b/lib/sinatra/version.rb
index 0ee6ad51..f3303c4e 100644
--- a/lib/sinatra/version.rb
+++ b/lib/sinatra/version.rb
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 module Sinatra
-  VERSION = '2.0.0.rc1
+  VERSION = '2.0.0.rc1'
 end
diff --git a/sinatra.gemspec b/sinatra.gemspec
index 8ceb945c..b68c6125 100644
--- a/sinatra.gemspec
+++ b/sinatra.gemspec
@@ -17,6 +17,6 @@ Gem::Specification.new 'sinatra', Sinatra::VERSION do |s|
 
   s.add_dependency 'rack', '~> 2.0'
   s.add_dependency 'tilt', '~> 2.0'
-  s.add_dependency 'rack-protection', '2.0.0.beta2'
+  s.add_dependency 'rack-protection', '2.0.0.rc1'
   s.add_dependency 'mustermann',  '1.0.0.beta2'
 end