diff --git a/CHANGELOG.rst b/CHANGELOG.rst
index 865bfe9..f84ac76 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.rst
+++ b/CHANGELOG.rst
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 Changelog
 =========
 
-0.10.5 (2022-11-29)
+0.10.5rc1 (2022-12-28)
 -------------------
 
 - Fixed `PackageURL.from_string` to properly handle npm purls
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 5b69996..4a1af67 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [metadata]
 name = packageurl-python
-version = 0.10.4
+version = 0.10.5rc1
 license = MIT
 description = A purl aka. Package URL parser and builder
 long_description = file:README.rst