diff --git a/Libraries/Core/ReactNativeVersion.js b/Libraries/Core/ReactNativeVersion.js
index 1fcb2e9eb..a12543cf9 100644
--- a/Libraries/Core/ReactNativeVersion.js
+++ b/Libraries/Core/ReactNativeVersion.js
@@ -1,17 +1,17 @@
 /**
+ * @generated by scripts/bump-oss-version.js
+ *
  * Copyright (c) Facebook, Inc. and its affiliates.
  *
  * This source code is licensed under the MIT license found in the
  * LICENSE file in the root directory of this source tree.
  *
- * @format
- * @generated by scripts/bump-oss-version.js
  * @flow
  */
 
 exports.version = {
   major: 0,
-  minor: 0,
+  minor: 59,
   patch: 0,
-  prerelease: null,
+  prerelease: 'rc.0',
 };
diff --git a/React/Base/RCTVersion.m b/React/Base/RCTVersion.m
index 8073c42e1..c023071a2 100644
--- a/React/Base/RCTVersion.m
+++ b/React/Base/RCTVersion.m
@@ -21,9 +21,9 @@ static void __makeVersion()
 {
   __rnVersion = @{
                   RCTVersionMajor: @(0),
-                  RCTVersionMinor: @(0),
+                  RCTVersionMinor: @(59),
                   RCTVersionPatch: @(0),
-                  RCTVersionPrerelease: [NSNull null],
+                  RCTVersionPrerelease: @"rc.0",
                   };
 }
 
diff --git a/ReactAndroid/gradle.properties b/ReactAndroid/gradle.properties
index 5decf5404..ca29eba11 100644
--- a/ReactAndroid/gradle.properties
+++ b/ReactAndroid/gradle.properties
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-VERSION_NAME=1000.0.0-master
+VERSION_NAME=0.59.0-rc.0
 GROUP=com.facebook.react
 
 POM_NAME=ReactNative
diff --git a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/modules/systeminfo/ReactNativeVersion.java b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/modules/systeminfo/ReactNativeVersion.java
index 627891240..4ef68ef72 100644
--- a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/modules/systeminfo/ReactNativeVersion.java
+++ b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/modules/systeminfo/ReactNativeVersion.java
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ import java.util.Map;
 public class ReactNativeVersion {
   public static final Map<String, Object> VERSION = MapBuilder.<String, Object>of(
       "major", 0,
-      "minor", 0,
+      "minor", 59,
       "patch", 0,
-      "prerelease", null);
+      "prerelease", "rc.0");
 }
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 72ec8577f..39814441b 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "react-native",
-  "version": "1000.0.0",
+  "version": "0.59.0-rc.0",
   "description": "A framework for building native apps using React",
   "license": "MIT",
   "repository": {
@@ -255,4 +255,4 @@
       }
     }
   }
-}
+}
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