diff --git a/perceval/_version.py b/perceval/_version.py
index 4760a6b52..e3634705e 100644
--- a/perceval/_version.py
+++ b/perceval/_version.py
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-# File auto-generated by semverup on 2023-12-19 18:05:06.320489
-__version__ = "0.23.4"
+# File auto-generated by semverup on 2024-01-30 09:21:51.796029
+__version__ = "0.23.5-rc.1"
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 28f55d319..323c35ba6 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [tool.poetry]
 name = "perceval"
-version = "0.23.4"
+version = "0.23.5-rc.1"
 description = "Send Sir Perceval on a quest to fetch and gather data from software repositories."
 authors = [
     "GrimoireLab Developers"
diff --git a/releases/0.23.5-rc.1.md b/releases/0.23.5-rc.1.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ed447c877
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releases/0.23.5-rc.1.md
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+  ## perceval 0.23.5-rc.1 - (2024-01-30)
+  
+  * Update Poetry's package dependencies