diff --git a/build/templates/UmbracoPackage/.template.config/template.json b/build/templates/UmbracoPackage/.template.config/template.json
index 64785c0f59..fa60ddf1a9 100644
--- a/build/templates/UmbracoPackage/.template.config/template.json
+++ b/build/templates/UmbracoPackage/.template.config/template.json
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
         "version": {
             "type": "parameter",
             "datatype": "string",
-            "defaultValue": "9.1.0",
+            "defaultValue": "9.1.0-rc",
             "description": "The version of Umbraco to load using NuGet",
             "replaces": "UMBRACO_VERSION_FROM_TEMPLATE"
         },
diff --git a/build/templates/UmbracoProject/.template.config/template.json b/build/templates/UmbracoProject/.template.config/template.json
index 7e4e8afb27..63e1cbbac2 100644
--- a/build/templates/UmbracoProject/.template.config/template.json
+++ b/build/templates/UmbracoProject/.template.config/template.json
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@
         "version": {
             "type": "parameter",
             "datatype": "string",
-            "defaultValue": "9.1.0",
+            "defaultValue": "9.1.0-rc",
             "description": "The version of Umbraco to load using NuGet",
             "replaces": "UMBRACO_VERSION_FROM_TEMPLATE"
         },
diff --git a/src/Directory.Build.props b/src/Directory.Build.props
index 5fb6242c02..f43ab94be5 100644
--- a/src/Directory.Build.props
+++ b/src/Directory.Build.props
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
     <Version>9.1.0</Version>
     <AssemblyVersion>9.1.0</AssemblyVersion>
     <InformationalVersion>9.1.0</InformationalVersion>
-    <FileVersion>9.1.0</FileVersion>
+    <FileVersion>9.1.0-rc</FileVersion>
     <LangVersion Condition="'$(LangVersion)' == ''">9.0</LangVersion>
     <NeutralLanguage>en-US</NeutralLanguage>
     <Company>Umbraco CMS</Company>