diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index c02f7ada42d..e2b37994ad6 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
     "name": "matrix-js-sdk",
-    "version": "34.0.0-rc.0",
+    "version": "34.0.0-rc.1",
     "description": "Matrix Client-Server SDK for Javascript",
     "engines": {
         "node": ">=18.0.0"