diff --git a/pkg/info/info.go b/pkg/info/info.go
index 5a7fecf491..f189a7b3e3 100644
--- a/pkg/info/info.go
+++ b/pkg/info/info.go
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ limitations under the License.
 
 package info
 
-const Version = "1.2.41"
+const Version = "1.2.40-rc1"
 
 // Build contains the short Git SHA of the CLI at the point it was build. Set via `-ldflags` at build time
 var Build = "local"