diff --git a/offlineimap/__init__.py b/offlineimap/__init__.py
index 3e5ed4d..af4c569 100644
--- a/offlineimap/__init__.py
+++ b/offlineimap/__init__.py
@@ -1,15 +1,13 @@
 __all__ = ['OfflineImap']
 
 __productname__ = 'OfflineIMAP'
-__version__     = "6.7.0"
-__revision__    = "-rc1" # Expecting "-rcN" or "" for stable releases.
-__bigversion__  = __version__ + __revision__
+__version__     = "6.7.0-rc1" # Expecting "-rcN" or "" for stable releases.
 __copyright__   = "Copyright 2002-2015 John Goerzen & contributors"
 __author__      = "John Goerzen"
 __author_email__= "offlineimap-project@lists.alioth.debian.org"
 __description__ = "Disconnected Universal IMAP Mail Synchronization/Reader Support"
 __license__  = "Licensed under the GNU GPL v2 or any later version (with an OpenSSL exception)"
-__bigcopyright__ = """%(__productname__)s %(__bigversion__)s
+__bigcopyright__ = """%(__productname__)s %(__version__)s
   %(__license__)s""" % locals()
 __homepage__ = "http://www.offlineimap.org"
 
diff --git a/offlineimap/init.py b/offlineimap/init.py
index 58b6880..7ed3b6b 100644
--- a/offlineimap/init.py
+++ b/offlineimap/init.py
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ class OfflineImap:
             return self.__sync(options)
 
     def __parse_cmd_options(self):
-        parser = OptionParser(version=offlineimap.__bigversion__,
+        parser = OptionParser(version=offlineimap.__version__,
                               description="%s.\n\n%s" %
                               (offlineimap.__copyright__,
                                offlineimap.__license__))