diff --git a/src/silx/_version.py b/src/silx/_version.py
index fe249d78d2..5e7bbbb057 100644
--- a/src/silx/_version.py
+++ b/src/silx/_version.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
 # /*##########################################################################
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2015-2020 European Synchrotron Radiation Facility
+# Copyright (c) 2015-2022 European Synchrotron Radiation Facility
 #
 # Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
 # of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@
 MAJOR = 1
 MINOR = 1
 MICRO = 0
-RELEV = "dev"  # <16
+RELEV = "candidate"  # <16
 SERIAL = 0  # <16
 
 date = __date__