diff --git a/js/genkit/package.json b/js/genkit/package.json
index 76cd64403..34a9776e9 100644
--- a/js/genkit/package.json
+++ b/js/genkit/package.json
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     "genai",
     "generative-ai"
   ],
-  "version": "0.9.0-dev.4",
+  "version": "0.9.0-rc.0",
   "type": "commonjs",
   "main": "./lib/cjs/index.js",
   "scripts": {