diff --git a/project/Build.scala b/project/Build.scala
index 5d00a4241a7e..fe51722a03d2 100644
--- a/project/Build.scala
+++ b/project/Build.scala
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ object MyScalaJSPlugin extends AutoPlugin {
 object Build {
   val referenceVersion = "0.19.0-RC1"
 
-  val baseVersion = "0.20.0"
+  val baseVersion = "0.20.0-RC1"
   val baseSbtDottyVersion = "0.3.5"
 
   // Versions used by the vscode extension to create a new project