diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 737a85ca..51118a79 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "starknet_api"
-version = "0.5.0"
+version = "0.5.0-rc1"
 edition = "2021"
 repository = "https://github.com/starkware-libs/starknet-api"
 license = "Apache-2.0"