diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index dfb81ee..e12a02f 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "cspace-ui-plugin-profile-lhmc",
-  "version": "7.0.0",
+  "version": "7.1.0-rc.1",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "cspace-ui-plugin-profile-lhmc",
-      "version": "7.0.0",
+      "version": "7.1.0-rc.1",
       "license": "ECL-2.0",
       "dependencies": {
         "cspace-ui-plugin-ext-culturalcare": "^1.0.2",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 5170e35..70c176e 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "cspace-ui-plugin-profile-lhmc",
-  "version": "7.0.0",
+  "version": "7.1.0-rc.1",
   "description": "Local History and Material Culture profile plugin for the CollectionSpace UI",
   "author": "Ray Lee <ray.lee@lyrasis.org>",
   "license": "ECL-2.0",