diff --git a/src/SolutionInfo.cs b/src/SolutionInfo.cs
index 3f512bc65a..26496aa9e6 100644
--- a/src/SolutionInfo.cs
+++ b/src/SolutionInfo.cs
@@ -19,4 +19,4 @@ using System.Resources;
 
 // these are FYI and changed automatically
 [assembly: AssemblyFileVersion("8.8.0")]
-[assembly: AssemblyInformationalVersion("8.8.0")]
+[assembly: AssemblyInformationalVersion("8.8.0-rc")]