diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 9516386e..c2395a64 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-2.2.1-rc0 20201000
+2.2.1-rc1 20201010
diff --git a/version.properties b/version.properties
index 600cd378..ff5300f3 100644
--- a/version.properties
+++ b/version.properties
@@ -2,5 +2,5 @@
 project.versioning.major=2
 project.versioning.minor=2
 project.versioning.patch=1
-project.versioning.build=0
+project.versioning.build=1
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