diff --git a/apel-ssm.spec b/apel-ssm.spec
index 4883a778..053bac0d 100644
--- a/apel-ssm.spec
+++ b/apel-ssm.spec
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@
 %endif
 
 Name:           apel-ssm
-Version:        2.4.1
-%define releasenumber 1
+Version:        3.0.0
+%define releasenumber 0.1.rc1
 Release:        %{releasenumber}%{?dist}
 Summary:        Secure stomp messenger
 
diff --git a/scripts/ssm-build-deb.sh b/scripts/ssm-build-deb.sh
index cce9c1af..1188f7a9 100755
--- a/scripts/ssm-build-deb.sh
+++ b/scripts/ssm-build-deb.sh
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 
 set -eu
 
-TAG=2.4.1-1
+TAG=3.0.0-0.1.rc1
 
 SOURCE_DIR=~/debbuild/source
 BUILD_DIR=~/debbuild/build
diff --git a/scripts/ssm-build-rpm.sh b/scripts/ssm-build-rpm.sh
index 36e54796..24f1d342 100644
--- a/scripts/ssm-build-rpm.sh
+++ b/scripts/ssm-build-rpm.sh
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 rpmdev-setuptree
 
 RPMDIR=/home/rpmb/rpmbuild
-VERSION=2.4.1-1
+VERSION=3.0.0-0.1.rc1
 SSMDIR=apel-ssm-$VERSION
 
 # Remove old sources and RPMS
diff --git a/ssm/__init__.py b/ssm/__init__.py
index 37b62c51..a0c0c156 100644
--- a/ssm/__init__.py
+++ b/ssm/__init__.py
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 import logging
 import sys
 
-__version__ = (2, 4, 1)
+__version__ = (3, 0, 0)
 
 LOG_BREAK = '========================================'