diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index e04845fd..fb5098dd 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "harvester-ui-extension",
-  "version": "1.9.0-dev",
+  "version": "1.9.0-rc1",
   "private": false,
   "engines": {
     "node": ">=24.0.0"
diff --git a/pkg/harvester/package.json b/pkg/harvester/package.json
index ec4e66bf..a417623e 100644
--- a/pkg/harvester/package.json
+++ b/pkg/harvester/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "harvester",
   "description": "Rancher UI Extension for Harvester",
-  "version": "1.9.0-dev",
+  "version": "1.9.0-rc1",
   "private": false,
   "rancher": {
     "annotations": {