diff --git a/gramps/configure b/gramps/configure
index d99df1289..f5eee342f 100755
--- a/gramps/configure
+++ b/gramps/configure
@@ -1441,7 +1441,7 @@ fi
 
 # Define the identity of the package.
  PACKAGE=gramps
- VERSION=0.8.0-rc1
+ VERSION=0.8.0rc1
 
 
 cat >>confdefs.h <<_ACEOF
diff --git a/gramps/configure.in b/gramps/configure.in
index dc8ed97b0..35128ce4f 100644
--- a/gramps/configure.in
+++ b/gramps/configure.in
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 dnl Process this file with autoconf to produce a configure script.
 dnl May need to run automake && aclocal first
 AC_INIT(src/gramps.py)
-AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE(gramps, 0.8.0-rc1)
+AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE(gramps, 0.8.0rc1)
 RELEASE=1
 
 VERSIONSTRING=$VERSION
diff --git a/gramps/gramps.spec b/gramps/gramps.spec
index 6563b0398..79a21e825 100644
--- a/gramps/gramps.spec
+++ b/gramps/gramps.spec
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-%define ver      0.8.0-rc1
+%define ver      0.8.0rc1
 %define rel      1
 %define prefix   /usr
 
diff --git a/gramps/src/const.py b/gramps/src/const.py
index 84355c811..6a5da2ed1 100644
--- a/gramps/src/const.py
+++ b/gramps/src/const.py
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ startup        = 1
 #
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------------
 progName     = "GRAMPS"
-version      = "0.8.0-rc1"
+version      = "0.8.0rc1"
 copyright    = "© 2001-2002 Donald N. Allingham"
 authors      = ["Donald N. Allingham", "David Hampton","Donald A. Peterson"]
 comments     = _("GRAMPS (Genealogical Research and Analysis "