diff --git a/bumpver.toml b/bumpver.toml
index a34da33..8827810 100644
--- a/bumpver.toml
+++ b/bumpver.toml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [bumpver]
-current_version = "1.0.1-alpha0"
+current_version = "1.0.1-rc0"
 version_pattern = "MAJOR.MINOR.PATCH[-TAGNUM]"
 commit = true
 tag = true
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index e73c48c..53b33b0 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [tool.poetry]
 name = "swodlr-ingest-to-sds"
-version = "1.0.1-alpha0"
+version = "1.0.1-rc0"
 description = "A system for ingesting input products for the SWOT SDS"
 authors = ["podaac-tva <podaac-tva@jpl.nasa.gov>"]
 license = "Apache-2.0"