diff --git a/.github/workflows/push_build_to_prod_pypi.yml b/.github/workflows/push_build_to_prod_pypi.yml
index d73785b3e7..5034775cae 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/push_build_to_prod_pypi.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/push_build_to_prod_pypi.yml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: remorses/bump-version@js
         with:
             version_file: ./arcade/VERSION
-            prerelease_tag: dev
+            prerelease_tag: rc
         env:
             GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.MY_TOKEN }}
 
diff --git a/arcade/VERSION b/arcade/VERSION
index bba7653cdf..8443074c0f 100644
--- a/arcade/VERSION
+++ b/arcade/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-3.0.0-dev.0
\ No newline at end of file
+3.0.0-rc.1