diff --git a/buildroot-external/meta b/buildroot-external/meta
index 2d2a4ea2e..d191e5a95 100644
--- a/buildroot-external/meta
+++ b/buildroot-external/meta
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 VERSION_MAJOR="16"
 VERSION_MINOR="0"
-VERSION_SUFFIX="dev0"
+VERSION_SUFFIX="rc1"
 
 HASSOS_NAME="Home Assistant OS"
 HASSOS_ID="haos"
 
-DEPLOYMENT="development"
+DEPLOYMENT="staging"