diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 25c23ac..6d50860 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-## v1.0.0.rc2 - 2023-??-?? -
+## v1.0.0.rc1 - 2023-07-20 - The last one before the 1s
 
 * Record and Zone validation now ensures there's no whitespace in names
 * OwnershipProcessor managed records always add w/lenient=True, this allows
diff --git a/octodns/__init__.py b/octodns/__init__.py
index 21a0e2e..f045bfc 100644
--- a/octodns/__init__.py
+++ b/octodns/__init__.py
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 'OctoDNS: DNS as code - Tools for managing DNS across multiple providers'
 
-__VERSION__ = '1.0.0rc0'
+__VERSION__ = '1.0.0rc1'