diff --git a/redis/__init__.py b/redis/__init__.py
index dc9b11a7b8..e7c6d05c5a 100644
--- a/redis/__init__.py
+++ b/redis/__init__.py
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ def int_or_str(value):
         return value
 
 
-__version__ = "4.0.2"
+__version__ = "4.1.0rc1"
 
 
 VERSION = tuple(map(int_or_str, __version__.split('.')))