diff --git a/CHANGES.md b/CHANGES.md
index 1754826..417325a 100644
--- a/CHANGES.md
+++ b/CHANGES.md
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Release Notes
 
 
-## v2.0.2 (2026-03-29)
+## v2.0.2 (2026-03-30)
 
 ### Added
 
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 3d3990d..d115bb0 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [project]
 name = "bmipy"
-version = "2.0.2.dev0"
+version = "2.0.2rc1"
 requires-python = ">=3.10"
 description = "Basic Model Interface for Python"
 license = "MIT"