diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index f53f7c18..878c82d5 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-### Unreleased
+### 5.0.0.rc - 2025-12-31
 
 * breaking changes
   * Drop support to Ruby < 2.7
diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
index b0e055c4..ac1b3f80 100644
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ GIT
 PATH
   remote: .
   specs:
-    devise (5.0.0.beta)
+    devise (5.0.0.rc)
       bcrypt (~> 3.0)
       orm_adapter (~> 0.1)
       railties (>= 7.0)
diff --git a/lib/devise/version.rb b/lib/devise/version.rb
index 9843c4d0..c8c4aa5e 100644
--- a/lib/devise/version.rb
+++ b/lib/devise/version.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # frozen_string_literal: true
 
 module Devise
-  VERSION = "5.0.0.beta".freeze
+  VERSION = "5.0.0.rc".freeze
 end