diff --git a/common.props b/common.props
index f5db446396..b16d6e2c85 100644
--- a/common.props
+++ b/common.props
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <Project>
   <PropertyGroup>
     <LangVersion>latest</LangVersion>
-    <Version>4.2.0</Version>
+    <Version>4.2.0-rc.1</Version>
     <NoWarn>$(NoWarn);CS1591;CS0436</NoWarn>
     <PackageIconUrl>https://abp.io/assets/abp_nupkg.png</PackageIconUrl>
     <PackageProjectUrl>https://abp.io/</PackageProjectUrl>