diff --git a/api/funkwhale_api/__init__.py b/api/funkwhale_api/__init__.py
index 7805b7646..655fc9905 100644
--- a/api/funkwhale_api/__init__.py
+++ b/api/funkwhale_api/__init__.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
-__version__ = "0.19.1"
+__version__ = "0.20.0-rc1"
 __version_info__ = tuple(
     [
         int(num) if num.isdigit() else num