diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 34065ef..3e573b6 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 [1]: https://pypi.org/project/gcp-releasetool/#history
 
-## [2.0.0](https://github.com/googleapis/releasetool/compare/v1.17.0...v2.0.0) (2024-02-07)
+## [2.0.0rc1](https://github.com/googleapis/releasetool/compare/v1.17.0...v2.0.0rc1) (2024-02-07)
 
 
 ### ⚠ BREAKING CHANGES
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 422a7b9..56df4fd 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 
 name = 'gcp-releasetool'
 description = ''
-version = "2.0.0"
+version = "2.0.0rc1"
 release_status = 'Development Status :: 3 - Alpha'
 dependencies = [
     "requests>=2.31.0",