diff --git a/DXMainClient/DXGUI/GameClass.cs b/DXMainClient/DXGUI/GameClass.cs
index ee269228a..bb100d84a 100644
--- a/DXMainClient/DXGUI/GameClass.cs
+++ b/DXMainClient/DXGUI/GameClass.cs
@@ -69,6 +69,10 @@ protected override void Initialize()
             Window.Title = string.IsNullOrEmpty(windowTitle) ?
                 string.Format("{0} Client", MainClientConstants.GAME_NAME_SHORT) : windowTitle;
 
+#if DEVELOPMENT_BUILD
+            Window.Title += " (Development Build)";
+#endif
+
             base.Initialize();
 
             AssetLoader.Initialize(GraphicsDevice, content);
diff --git a/DXMainClient/PreStartup.cs b/DXMainClient/PreStartup.cs
index 955288586..54480338e 100644
--- a/DXMainClient/PreStartup.cs
+++ b/DXMainClient/PreStartup.cs
@@ -93,6 +93,10 @@ public static void Initialize(StartupParams parameters)
             Logger.Log("Client version: " + Assembly.GetAssembly(typeof(PreStartup)).GetName().Version);
             Logger.Log(FileVersionInfo.GetVersionInfo(Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly().Location).ProductVersion);
 
+#if DEVELOPMENT_BUILD
+            Logger.Log("This is a development build. Stability and reliability may not be fully guaranteed.");
+#endif
+
             // Log information about given startup params
             if (parameters.NoAudio)
             {
diff --git a/Directory.Build.targets b/Directory.Build.targets
index d238c0322..01a992c05 100644
--- a/Directory.Build.targets
+++ b/Directory.Build.targets
@@ -3,6 +3,13 @@
     <Message Importance="high" Text="Engine: $(Engine); Game: $(Game); Platform: $(Platform); TargetFramework: $(TargetFramework); Configuration: $(Configuration)" />
   </Target>
 
+  <Target Name="NonReleaseBuildWarning" AfterTargets="GetVersion" Condition="'$(MSBuildProjectName)' == 'DXMainClient' AND ($(GitVersion_PreReleaseLabel) != '' OR $(GitVersion_BranchName) != 'master')">
+    <PropertyGroup>
+      <DefineConstants>$(DefineConstants);DEVELOPMENT_BUILD</DefineConstants>
+    </PropertyGroup>
+    <Warning Text="This is a development build. Stability and reliability may not be fully guaranteed." Condition="'$(BuildingInsideVisualStudio)' != 'true'"></Warning>
+  </Target>
+
   <Target Name="RestoreUpdater" AfterTargets="Restore" Condition="'$(PublishDir)' != '' AND '$(MSBuildProjectName)' == 'DXMainClient'">
     <MSBuild
       Projects="$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)SecondStageUpdater\SecondStageUpdater.csproj"
diff --git a/GitVersion.yml b/GitVersion.yml
index bd9989119..ed7bba2c2 100644
--- a/GitVersion.yml
+++ b/GitVersion.yml
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@
 # base tag of "2.8.0-beta.1" is also a beta.
 # 
 # Latest tag is "2.8.0" -
-# A new commit is added directly to master. The new version is "2.8.1".
-# That increments th Patch, because it is treated as a "hotfix" directly on master.
+# A new commit is added directly to master. The new version is "2.8.1-rc.1".
+# That increments the Patch, because it is treated as a "hotfix" directly on master.
 #
 # Versioning Modes Quick View:
 # 
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ branches:
     increment: Patch
     is-mainline: true
     source-branches: [ 'develop' ]
-    tag: ''
+    tag: rc
   
   develop:
     regex: ^develop$