diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 45ecbeb00ad0..880756c94a81 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -964,7 +964,7 @@ checksum = "8b870d8c151b6f2fb93e84a13146138f05d02ed11c7e7c54f8826aaaf7c9f184"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "poise"
-version = "0.6.0"
+version = "0.6.0-rc1"
 dependencies = [
  "async-trait",
  "derivative",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 9df8404b3360..6bf3462fd34c 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 authors = ["kangalio <jannik.a.schaper@web.de>"]
 edition = "2018"
 name = "poise"
-version = "0.6.0"
+version = "0.6.0-rc1"
 rust-version = "1.74.0"
 description = "A Discord bot framework for serenity"
 license = "MIT"
diff --git a/macros/Cargo.toml b/macros/Cargo.toml
index ce5cafac0748..25ffe02dc870 100644
--- a/macros/Cargo.toml
+++ b/macros/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "poise_macros"
-version = "0.6.0" # remember to update the version
+version = "0.6.0-rc1" # remember to update the version
 authors = ["kangalio <jannik.a.schaper@web.de>"]
 edition = "2018"
 description = "Internal macro implementation crate of poise"