diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 43e3083..374044f 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 [package]
 name = "rend"
 description = "Cross-platform, endian-aware primitives for Rust"
-version = "0.5.0-alpha.8"
+version = "0.5.0-rc.1"
 authors = ["David Koloski <djkoloski@gmail.com>"]
 edition = "2021"
 license = "MIT"
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ documentation = "https://docs.rs/rend"
 # See more keys and their definitions at https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/reference/manifest.html
 
 [dependencies]
-bytecheck = { version = "0.8.0-alpha.10", optional = true, default-features = false }
+bytecheck = { version = "0.8.0-rc.1", optional = true, default-features = false }
 
 [features]
 default = []