diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 989b021fd3470a6f608093f803ee7dfbf0ac6975..567769213c6089e766602174691593d8f3db4e71 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "geocontrib-frontend",
-  "version": "6.1.0",
+  "version": "6.2.0-rc1",
   "private": true,
   "scripts": {
     "serve": "npm run init-proxy & npm run init-serve",