diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 7bcd0e3..2cae96c 100755
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-0.0.2
\ No newline at end of file
+0.0.3-rc.1
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 88e9d7a..db73d4b 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [tool.poetry]
 name = "bbb-py-rest"
-version = "0.0.2"
+version = "0.0.3-rc.1"
 description = "Rubix Beaglebond Black App"
 authors = ["NubeDev <aidan@enviroservices.com.au>"]