diff --git a/scripts/dist.sh b/scripts/dist.sh
index 14f0fef1..0f368de9 100755
--- a/scripts/dist.sh
+++ b/scripts/dist.sh
@@ -19,12 +19,12 @@ DIR="$( cd -P "$( dirname "$SOURCE" )/.." && pwd )"
 # Change into that dir because we expect that.
 cd "$DIR"
 
-# Generate the tag.
-if [ -z "$NOTAG" ]; then
-  echo "==> Tagging..."
-  git commit --allow-empty -a -m "Release v$VERSION"
-  git tag -a -m "Version $VERSION" "v${VERSION}" master
-fi
+## Generate the tag.
+#if [ -z "$NOTAG" ]; then
+#  echo "==> Tagging..."
+#  git commit --allow-empty -a -m "Release v$VERSION"
+#  git tag -a -m "Version $VERSION" "v${VERSION}" master
+#fi
 
 # Do a hermetic build inside a Docker container.
 docker build -t tendermint/tendermint-builder scripts/tendermint-builder/
diff --git a/version/version.go b/version/version.go
index 8056ac70..60887d6f 100644
--- a/version/version.go
+++ b/version/version.go
@@ -1,24 +1,18 @@
 package version
 
-import (
-	"fmt"
-)
-
 const Maj = "0"
 const Min = "10"
 const Fix = "0"
 
 var (
 	// The full version string
-	Version = "0.10.0"
+	Version = "0.10.0-rc1"
 
 	// GitCommit is set with --ldflags "-X main.gitCommit=$(git rev-parse HEAD)"
 	GitCommit string
 )
 
 func init() {
-	Version = fmt.Sprintf("%d.%d.%d", Maj, Min, Fix)
-
 	if GitCommit != "" {
 		Version += "-" + GitCommit[:8]
 	}