diff --git a/doc.go b/doc.go
index 813aa5677b8cd4e147f23076db0ed95883bb5876..0b4ddb3180148e96f7e570baca119e9d956e4808 100644
--- a/doc.go
+++ b/doc.go
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 var (
-	release  = "v2.1.0-rc4"
+	release  = "v2.1.0-rc5"
 	gitsha   = "no gitsha provided"
 	compiled = "0"
 	version  = ""