diff --git a/quil-py/CHANGELOG.md b/quil-py/CHANGELOG.md
index 4e7663d9..4dc9721d 100644
--- a/quil-py/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/quil-py/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+## 0.15.2-rc.0 (2025-01-23)
+
+### Fixes
+
+#### github actions should use macos-latest build runner (#438)
+
 ## 0.15.1 (2025-01-23)
 
 ### Fixes
diff --git a/quil-py/Cargo.toml b/quil-py/Cargo.toml
index 093c3be4..cf6c4497 100644
--- a/quil-py/Cargo.toml
+++ b/quil-py/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 [package]
 name = "quil-py"
 description = "Python bindings for quil-rs"
-version = "0.15.1"
+version = "0.15.2-rc.0"
 edition = "2021"
 license = "Apache-2.0"
 repository = "https://github.com/rigetti/quil-rs"
diff --git a/quil-py/pyproject.toml b/quil-py/pyproject.toml
index 6d4410fd..4a6216c1 100644
--- a/quil-py/pyproject.toml
+++ b/quil-py/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [project]
 name = "quil"
-version = "0.15.1"
+version = "0.15.2-rc.0"
 requires-python = ">=3.8"
 description = "A Python package for building and parsing Quil programs."
 documentation = "https://rigetti.github.io/quil-rs/quil.html"