diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 437459c..f47de85 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-2.5.0
+2.6.0rc1
diff --git a/lib/bada/plugin/bada/device.js b/lib/bada/plugin/bada/device.js
index c2db705..da28e3a 100644
--- a/lib/bada/plugin/bada/device.js
+++ b/lib/bada/plugin/bada/device.js
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@
            me.platform = os_vendor + " " + os_name;
            me.version = os_version;
            me.uuid = uuid;
-           me.cordova = "2.5.0";
+           me.cordova = "2.6.0rc1";
            success(me);
        }
    };
diff --git a/lib/blackberry/plugin/air/device.js b/lib/blackberry/plugin/air/device.js
index 4050a0a..2ddc4d4 100644
--- a/lib/blackberry/plugin/air/device.js
+++ b/lib/blackberry/plugin/air/device.js
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
                     model: "PlayBook",
                     name: "PlayBook", // deprecated: please use device.model
                     uuid: info.uuid,
-                    cordova: "2.5.0"
+                    cordova: "2.6.0rc1"
                 });
             }),
             request = new blackberry.transport.RemoteFunctionCall("org/apache/cordova/getDeviceInfo");
diff --git a/lib/blackberry/plugin/qnx/device.js b/lib/blackberry/plugin/qnx/device.js
index 7c44ddd..9277863 100644
--- a/lib/blackberry/plugin/qnx/device.js
+++ b/lib/blackberry/plugin/qnx/device.js
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
             model: "Dev Alpha",
             name: "Dev Alpha", // deprecated: please use device.model
             uuid: blackberry.identity.uuid,
-            cordova: "2.5.0"
+            cordova: "2.6.0rc1"
         });
 
         return { "status" : cordova.callbackStatus.NO_RESULT, "message" : "Device info returned" };
diff --git a/lib/tizen/plugin/tizen/Device.js b/lib/tizen/plugin/tizen/Device.js
index 8e5f83a..62de8ac 100644
--- a/lib/tizen/plugin/tizen/Device.js
+++ b/lib/tizen/plugin/tizen/Device.js
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
     this.version = null;
     this.uuid = null;
     this.name = null;
-    this.cordova = "2.5.0";
+    this.cordova = "2.6.0rc1";
     this.platform = "Tizen";
 
     var me = this;
diff --git a/lib/windows8/plugin/windows8/DeviceProxy.js b/lib/windows8/plugin/windows8/DeviceProxy.js
index 7826c72..6df00d2 100644
--- a/lib/windows8/plugin/windows8/DeviceProxy.js
+++ b/lib/windows8/plugin/windows8/DeviceProxy.js
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
         }
 
         setTimeout(function () {
-            win({ platform: "windows8", version: "8", name: name, uuid: deviceId, cordova: "2.5.0" });
+            win({ platform: "windows8", version: "8", name: name, uuid: deviceId, cordova: "2.6.0rc1" });
         }, 0);
     }