diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index 32bd29f..aa5aa08 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "flipt-java": "0.0.0",
   "flipt-node": "0.0.0",
-  "flipt-python": "0.0.0",
+  "flipt-python": "1.0.0-rc.1",
   "flipt-rust": "0.0.0",
   "flipt-php": "0.0.0"
 }
diff --git a/flipt-python/CHANGELOG.md b/flipt-python/CHANGELOG.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8629fba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/flipt-python/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+# Changelog
+
+## 1.0.0-rc.1 (2024-01-11)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* Add php ([#36](https://github.com/flipt-io/flipt-server-sdks/issues/36)) ([4a47331](https://github.com/flipt-io/flipt-server-sdks/commit/4a47331b0da56e55f0e31b312cffbe0e10248229))
+* **rust/java/node/python:** Use enums for types with limited values for better type inference on caller side ([#33](https://github.com/flipt-io/flipt-server-sdks/issues/33)) ([03e8d30](https://github.com/flipt-io/flipt-server-sdks/commit/03e8d30f3421f48a5d320bed922b0a589c58aa59))
+* use auth strategy for python ([#28](https://github.com/flipt-io/flipt-server-sdks/issues/28)) ([930291a](https://github.com/flipt-io/flipt-server-sdks/commit/930291a47d3a756cd8a4f03d52d369ef7a43edb9))
+
+
+### Miscellaneous Chores
+
+* release 1.0.0-rc.1 ([a13c677](https://github.com/flipt-io/flipt-server-sdks/commit/a13c6774c6a6c1c125e299ce0ec4267ed2bbb4cf))
diff --git a/flipt-python/pyproject.toml b/flipt-python/pyproject.toml
index 3c482fb..7991b22 100644
--- a/flipt-python/pyproject.toml
+++ b/flipt-python/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [tool.poetry]
 name = "flipt"
-version = "0.0.0"
+version = "1.0.0-rc.1"
 description = "Flipt Server SDK"
 authors = ["Flipt Devs <dev@flipt.io>"]
 license = "MIT"