diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 9950301a5..b1e5cf3af 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "@nativescript/android",
   "description": "NativeScript for Android using v8",
-  "version": "8.7.0-rc.0",
+  "version": "8.7.0-rc.1",
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",
     "url": "https://github.com/NativeScript/android.git"
diff --git a/test-app/runtime/src/main/cpp/Version.h b/test-app/runtime/src/main/cpp/Version.h
index 17348a68c..e88e7e276 100644
--- a/test-app/runtime/src/main/cpp/Version.h
+++ b/test-app/runtime/src/main/cpp/Version.h
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-#define NATIVE_SCRIPT_RUNTIME_VERSION "0.0.0.0"
-#define NATIVE_SCRIPT_RUNTIME_COMMIT_SHA "RUNTIME_COMMIT_SHA_PLACEHOLDER"
\ No newline at end of file
+#define NATIVE_SCRIPT_RUNTIME_VERSION "8.7.0-rc.1"
+#define NATIVE_SCRIPT_RUNTIME_COMMIT_SHA "no commit sha was provided by build.gradle build"
\ No newline at end of file