diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index e8516dbb05..e8279dbafe 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
     "name": "@kubernetes/client-node",
-    "version": "2.0.0",
+    "version": "2.0.0-rc.1",
     "lockfileVersion": 3,
     "requires": true,
     "packages": {
         "": {
             "name": "@kubernetes/client-node",
-            "version": "2.0.0",
+            "version": "2.0.0-rc.1",
             "license": "Apache-2.0",
             "dependencies": {
                 "@types/js-yaml": "^4.0.1",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index e55c3cca67..e31954207c 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
     "name": "@kubernetes/client-node",
-    "version": "2.0.0",
+    "version": "2.0.0-rc.1",
     "description": "NodeJS client for kubernetes",
     "type": "module",
     "repository": {