diff --git a/share/xml/release.ent b/share/xml/release.ent
index 32fcc6915e..738f7b9769 100644
--- a/share/xml/release.ent
+++ b/share/xml/release.ent
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 <!ENTITY beta.testing "INCLUDE">
 <!ENTITY % beta.testing "INCLUDE">
 <!ENTITY betarel.current '8.4'>
-<!ENTITY betarel.vers 'BETA1'>
+<!ENTITY betarel.vers 'RC1'>
 <!ENTITY u.betarel.schedule '&base;/releases/&betarel.current;R/schedule.html'>
 
 <!-- If we have a second release in the release cycle (e.g. 5.x and 6.y