diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 064bcd2..8226ba9 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](http://keepachangelog.com/)
 and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](http://semver.org/).
 
-## [1.0.0] - 2024-09-12
-GA release!
+## [1.0.0-RC1] - 2024-09-12
+First release candidate
 
 ### Changed
 - Split `layout` method in `Archive.Builder` and `Broadcast.Builder` into 3 separate presets
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 5c88994..4ebc7f7 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
   <groupId>com.vonage</groupId>
   <artifactId>server-sdk-kotlin</artifactId>
-  <version>1.0.0</version>
+  <version>1.0.0-RC1</version>
 
   <name>Vonage Kotlin Server SDK</name>
   <description>Kotlin client for Vonage APIs</description>