diff --git a/apps/emqx/include/emqx_release.hrl b/apps/emqx/include/emqx_release.hrl
index 991368d84..2acb56695 100644
--- a/apps/emqx/include/emqx_release.hrl
+++ b/apps/emqx/include/emqx_release.hrl
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
 -define(EMQX_RELEASE_CE, "5.1.1").
 
 %% Enterprise edition
--define(EMQX_RELEASE_EE, "5.1.1-alpha.4").
+-define(EMQX_RELEASE_EE, "5.1.1-rc.1").
 
 %% The HTTP API version
 -define(EMQX_API_VERSION, "5.0").