diff --git a/source/blender/blenkernel/BKE_blender.h b/source/blender/blenkernel/BKE_blender.h
index d35ff80265f..415a912d666 100644
--- a/source/blender/blenkernel/BKE_blender.h
+++ b/source/blender/blenkernel/BKE_blender.h
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ extern "C" {
 /* can be left blank, otherwise a,b,c... etc with no quotes */
 #define BLENDER_VERSION_CHAR   
 /* alpha/beta/rc/release, docs use this */
-#define BLENDER_VERSION_CYCLE   rc
+#define BLENDER_VERSION_CYCLE   alpha
 
 extern char versionstr[]; /* from blender.c */
 
diff --git a/source/blender/windowmanager/intern/wm_operators.c b/source/blender/windowmanager/intern/wm_operators.c
index 29ba7b09e5c..a30a8815230 100644
--- a/source/blender/windowmanager/intern/wm_operators.c
+++ b/source/blender/windowmanager/intern/wm_operators.c
@@ -1816,7 +1816,7 @@ static uiBlock *wm_block_create_splash(bContext *C, ARegion *ar, void *UNUSED(ar
 
 	/* label for 'a' bugfix releases, or 'Release Candidate 1'...
 	 *  avoids recreating splash for version updates */
-	if (1) {
+	if (0) {
 		/* placed after the version number in the image,
 		 * placing y is tricky to match baseline */
 		int x = 260 - (2 * UI_DPI_WINDOW_FAC);
@@ -1825,7 +1825,6 @@ static uiBlock *wm_block_create_splash(bContext *C, ARegion *ar, void *UNUSED(ar
 
 		const char *version_suffix = "Release Candidate";
 
-
 		/* hack to have text draw 'text_sel' */
 		uiBlockSetEmboss(block, UI_EMBOSSN);
 		but = uiDefBut(block, LABEL, 0, version_suffix, x * U.pixelsize, y * U.pixelsize, w * U.pixelsize, UI_UNIT_Y, NULL, 0, 0, 0, 0, NULL);