diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 04fe62cf..0e017ffa 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@
   },
   "license": "Apache-2.0",
   "config": {
-    "libvips": "8.10.0-beta2",
+    "libvips": "8.10.0-rc1",
     "runtime": "napi",
     "target": 3
   },