diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index dc04f69..b0dad8c 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
     "name": "wikimedia-streams",
-    "version": "3.0.0-rc0",
+    "version": "3.0.0-rc1",
     "lockfileVersion": 2,
     "requires": true,
     "packages": {
         "": {
             "name": "wikimedia-streams",
-            "version": "3.0.0-rc0",
+            "version": "3.0.0-rc1",
             "license": "Apache-2.0",
             "dependencies": {
                 "axios": "^1.6.7",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 7c66aea..e11930f 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
     "name": "wikimedia-streams",
-    "version": "3.0.0-rc0",
+    "version": "3.0.0-rc1",
     "description": "Receive events from Wikimedia wikis using the Wikimedia Event Platforms' EventStreams.",
     "main": "dist/cjs/index.js",
     "types": "dist/types/index.d.ts",
diff --git a/src/WikimediaStream.ts b/src/WikimediaStream.ts
index b24782e..564e334 100644
--- a/src/WikimediaStream.ts
+++ b/src/WikimediaStream.ts
@@ -369,7 +369,7 @@ export class WikimediaStream extends EventEmitter {
 	/**
 	 * The version of this package. Used for the default `User-Agent` header.
 	 */
-	static readonly VERSION = '3.0.0-rc0';
+	static readonly VERSION = '3.0.0-rc1';
 
 	/**
 	 * The generic user agent to be used by wikimedia-streams when