diff --git a/GITLAB_KAS_VERSION b/GITLAB_KAS_VERSION
index 6429ee9bc432d6c4782acabd8112a9939167b319..5dbddf605c4349c96e1f0cb37e2719cfcaf8d603 100644
--- a/GITLAB_KAS_VERSION
+++ b/GITLAB_KAS_VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-v16.9.2
+v16.10.0-rc1