diff --git a/perceval/_version.py b/perceval/_version.py
index 72cae8f77..d0fc36813 100644
--- a/perceval/_version.py
+++ b/perceval/_version.py
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-# File auto-generated by semverup on 2024-04-13 07:23:50.511371
-__version__ = "1.0.0"
+# File auto-generated by semverup on 2024-05-09 07:56:23.006602
+__version__ = "1.0.1-rc.1"
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 7e5d6d508..ad183be0c 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [tool.poetry]
 name = "perceval"
-version = "1.0.0"
+version = "1.0.1-rc.1"
 description = "Send Sir Perceval on a quest to fetch and gather data from software repositories."
 authors = [
     "GrimoireLab Developers"
diff --git a/releases/1.0.1-rc.1.md b/releases/1.0.1-rc.1.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..fd9fd1019
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releases/1.0.1-rc.1.md
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+  ## perceval 1.0.1-rc.1 - (2024-05-09)
+  
+  * Update Poetry's package dependencies