diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 3a217e5af3..c4f71deb2b 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Changelog
 
-## Unreleased
+## 8.0.0-rc.1
 
 ### Features
 
diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index e757c3c1ab..4c9e2ebd4c 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ android.useAndroidX=true
 android.defaults.buildfeatures.buildconfig=true
 
 # Release information
-versionName=8.0.0-beta.3
+versionName=8.0.0-rc.1
 
 # Override the SDK name on native crashes on Android
 sentryAndroidSdkName=sentry.native.android