diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 9f343dcc..7ec98e3a 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
-## [0.7.2-beta.1] — 2026-08-13
+## [0.7.2-rc.1] — 2026-08-18
 
 ### Added
 
diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 39220a2b..d90d6503 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ checksum = "6e4de3bc4ea267985becf712dc6d9eed8b04c953b3fcfb339ebc87acd9804901"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "code-intel"
-version = "0.7.2-beta.1"
+version = "0.7.2-rc.1"
 dependencies = [
  "serde_json",
  "tiny_http",
diff --git a/crates/code-intel-cli/Cargo.toml b/crates/code-intel-cli/Cargo.toml
index 2738b58a..7480052d 100644
--- a/crates/code-intel-cli/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/code-intel-cli/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "code-intel"
-version = "0.7.2-beta.1"
+version = "0.7.2-rc.1"
 edition = "2021"
 description = "Local Code Intel Pipeline CLI for artifact resume and contract checks"
 license = "MIT"
diff --git a/crates/code-intel-cli/tests/fixtures/cli-head-parity.v2.json b/crates/code-intel-cli/tests/fixtures/cli-head-parity.v2.json
index b34d7dea..df6e1e47 100644
--- a/crates/code-intel-cli/tests/fixtures/cli-head-parity.v2.json
+++ b/crates/code-intel-cli/tests/fixtures/cli-head-parity.v2.json
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
         "--json"
       ],
       "exitCode": 0,
-      "stdoutUtf8": "{\"name\":\"code-intel\",\"schema\":\"code-intel-version.v1\",\"version\":\"0.7.2-beta.1\"}\n",
+      "stdoutUtf8": "{\"name\":\"code-intel\",\"schema\":\"code-intel-version.v1\",\"version\":\"0.7.2-rc.1\"}\n",
       "stderrUtf8": ""
     },
     {
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
         "--json"
       ],
       "exitCode": 0,
-      "stdoutUtf8": "{\"name\":\"code-intel\",\"schema\":\"code-intel-version.v1\",\"version\":\"0.7.2-beta.1\"}\n",
+      "stdoutUtf8": "{\"name\":\"code-intel\",\"schema\":\"code-intel-version.v1\",\"version\":\"0.7.2-rc.1\"}\n",
       "stderrUtf8": ""
     },
     {
@@ -634,4 +634,4 @@
       }
     }
   ]
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/orchestration/toolchain-versions.v1.json b/orchestration/toolchain-versions.v1.json
index 93f34adc..6ab559fb 100644
--- a/orchestration/toolchain-versions.v1.json
+++ b/orchestration/toolchain-versions.v1.json
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@
     },
     {
       "name": "code-intel",
-      "version": "0.7.2-beta.1",
+      "version": "0.7.2-rc.1",
       "comparison": "minimum",
       "scope": "runtime",
       "required": true,