diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index a9e73bd939..9720dd2245 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -1088,7 +1088,7 @@ checksum = "0c4b4d0bd25bd0b74681c0ad21497610ce1b7c91b1022cd21c80c6fbdd9476b0"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "autonomi"
-version = "0.2.1"
+version = "0.2.2-rc.1"
 dependencies = [
  "alloy",
  "assert_matches",
@@ -1139,7 +1139,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "autonomi-cli"
-version = "0.1.2"
+version = "0.1.3-rc.1"
 dependencies = [
  "autonomi",
  "clap",
@@ -2792,7 +2792,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "evm_testnet"
-version = "0.1.1"
+version = "0.1.2-rc.1"
 dependencies = [
  "clap",
  "dirs-next",
@@ -2803,7 +2803,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "evmlib"
-version = "0.1.1"
+version = "0.1.2-rc.1"
 dependencies = [
  "alloy",
  "dirs-next",
@@ -5613,7 +5613,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "nat-detection"
-version = "0.2.8"
+version = "0.2.9-rc.1"
 dependencies = [
  "clap",
  "clap-verbosity-flag",
@@ -5730,7 +5730,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "node-launchpad"
-version = "0.4.1"
+version = "0.4.2-rc.1"
 dependencies = [
  "atty",
  "better-panic",
@@ -8095,7 +8095,7 @@ checksum = "3c5e1a9a646d36c3599cd173a41282daf47c44583ad367b8e6837255952e5c67"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "sn-node-manager"
-version = "0.11.0"
+version = "0.11.1-rc.1"
 dependencies = [
  "assert_cmd",
  "assert_fs",
@@ -8171,7 +8171,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "sn_build_info"
-version = "0.1.16"
+version = "0.1.17-rc.1"
 dependencies = [
  "chrono",
  "tracing",
@@ -8213,7 +8213,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "sn_evm"
-version = "0.1.1"
+version = "0.1.2-rc.1"
 dependencies = [
  "custom_debug",
  "evmlib",
@@ -8236,7 +8236,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "sn_logging"
-version = "0.2.37"
+version = "0.2.38-rc.1"
 dependencies = [
  "chrono",
  "color-eyre",
@@ -8261,7 +8261,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "sn_metrics"
-version = "0.1.17"
+version = "0.1.18-rc.1"
 dependencies = [
  "clap",
  "color-eyre",
@@ -8275,7 +8275,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "sn_networking"
-version = "0.19.0"
+version = "0.19.1-rc.1"
 dependencies = [
  "aes-gcm-siv",
  "async-channel",
@@ -8321,7 +8321,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "sn_node"
-version = "0.112.1"
+version = "0.112.2-rc.1"
 dependencies = [
  "assert_fs",
  "async-trait",
@@ -8378,7 +8378,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "sn_node_rpc_client"
-version = "0.6.32"
+version = "0.6.33-rc.1"
 dependencies = [
  "assert_fs",
  "async-trait",
@@ -8405,7 +8405,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "sn_peers_acquisition"
-version = "0.5.4"
+version = "0.5.5-rc.1"
 dependencies = [
  "clap",
  "lazy_static",
@@ -8421,7 +8421,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "sn_protocol"
-version = "0.17.12"
+version = "0.17.13-rc.1"
 dependencies = [
  "blsttc",
  "bytes",
@@ -8451,7 +8451,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "sn_registers"
-version = "0.4.0"
+version = "0.4.1-rc.1"
 dependencies = [
  "blsttc",
  "crdts",
@@ -8468,7 +8468,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "sn_service_management"
-version = "0.4.0"
+version = "0.4.1-rc.1"
 dependencies = [
  "async-trait",
  "dirs-next",
@@ -8494,7 +8494,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "sn_transfers"
-version = "0.20.0"
+version = "0.20.1-rc.1"
 dependencies = [
  "assert_fs",
  "blsttc",
@@ -8827,7 +8827,7 @@ checksum = "3369f5ac52d5eb6ab48c6b4ffdc8efbcad6b89c765749064ba298f2c68a16a76"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "test_utils"
-version = "0.4.8"
+version = "0.4.9-rc.1"
 dependencies = [
  "bytes",
  "color-eyre",
@@ -8971,7 +8971,7 @@ checksum = "1f3ccbac311fea05f86f61904b462b55fb3df8837a366dfc601a0161d0532f20"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "token_supplies"
-version = "0.1.55"
+version = "0.1.56-rc.1"
 dependencies = [
  "dirs-next",
  "reqwest 0.11.27",
diff --git a/autonomi-cli/Cargo.toml b/autonomi-cli/Cargo.toml
index 7e71a4a841..0fb8b720f3 100644
--- a/autonomi-cli/Cargo.toml
+++ b/autonomi-cli/Cargo.toml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ authors = ["MaidSafe Developers <dev@maidsafe.net>"]
 name = "autonomi-cli"
 description = "Autonomi CLI"
 license = "GPL-3.0"
-version = "0.1.2"
+version = "0.1.3-rc.1"
 edition = "2021"
 homepage = "https://maidsafe.net"
 readme = "README.md"
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ name = "files"
 harness = false
 
 [dependencies]
-autonomi = { path = "../autonomi", version = "0.2.1", features = [
+autonomi = { path = "../autonomi", version = "0.2.2-rc.1", features = [
     "data",
     "fs",
     "vault",
@@ -45,15 +45,15 @@ tokio = { version = "1.32.0", features = [
     "fs",
 ] }
 tracing = { version = "~0.1.26" }
-sn_peers_acquisition = { path = "../sn_peers_acquisition", version = "0.5.4" }
-sn_build_info = { path = "../sn_build_info", version = "0.1.16" }
-sn_logging = { path = "../sn_logging", version = "0.2.37" }
+sn_peers_acquisition = { path = "../sn_peers_acquisition", version = "0.5.5-rc.1" }
+sn_build_info = { path = "../sn_build_info", version = "0.1.17-rc.1" }
+sn_logging = { path = "../sn_logging", version = "0.2.38-rc.1" }
 walkdir = "2.5.0"
 serde_json = "1.0.132"
 serde = "1.0.210"
 
 [dev-dependencies]
-autonomi = { path = "../autonomi", version = "0.2.1", features = [
+autonomi = { path = "../autonomi", version = "0.2.2-rc.1", features = [
     "data",
     "fs",
 ] }
diff --git a/autonomi/Cargo.toml b/autonomi/Cargo.toml
index 2213775d78..35aacea5f9 100644
--- a/autonomi/Cargo.toml
+++ b/autonomi/Cargo.toml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ authors = ["MaidSafe Developers <dev@maidsafe.net>"]
 description = "Autonomi client API"
 name = "autonomi"
 license = "GPL-3.0"
-version = "0.2.1"
+version = "0.2.2-rc.1"
 edition = "2021"
 homepage = "https://maidsafe.net"
 readme = "README.md"
@@ -40,11 +40,11 @@ rand = "0.8.5"
 rmp-serde = "1.1.1"
 self_encryption = "~0.30.0"
 serde = { version = "1.0.133", features = ["derive", "rc"] }
-sn_networking = { path = "../sn_networking", version = "0.19.0" }
-sn_peers_acquisition = { path = "../sn_peers_acquisition", version = "0.5.4" }
-sn_protocol = { version = "0.17.12", path = "../sn_protocol" }
-sn_registers = { path = "../sn_registers", version = "0.4.0" }
-sn_evm = { path = "../sn_evm", version = "0.1.1" }
+sn_networking = { path = "../sn_networking", version = "0.19.1-rc.1" }
+sn_peers_acquisition = { path = "../sn_peers_acquisition", version = "0.5.5-rc.1" }
+sn_protocol = { version = "0.17.13-rc.1", path = "../sn_protocol" }
+sn_registers = { path = "../sn_registers", version = "0.4.1-rc.1" }
+sn_evm = { path = "../sn_evm", version = "0.1.2-rc.1" }
 thiserror = "1.0.23"
 tokio = { version = "1.35.0", features = ["sync"] }
 tracing = { version = "~0.1.26" }
@@ -63,9 +63,9 @@ alloy = { version = "0.5.3", default-features = false, features = ["std", "reqwe
 assert_matches = "1.5.0"
 eyre = "0.6.5"
 sha2 = "0.10.6"
-sn_logging = { path = "../sn_logging", version = "0.2.37" }
-sn_peers_acquisition = { path = "../sn_peers_acquisition", version = "0.5.4" }
-sn_registers = { path = "../sn_registers", version = "0.4.0", features = ["test-utils"] }
+sn_logging = { path = "../sn_logging", version = "0.2.38-rc.1" }
+sn_peers_acquisition = { path = "../sn_peers_acquisition", version = "0.5.5-rc.1" }
+sn_registers = { path = "../sn_registers", version = "0.4.1-rc.1", features = ["test-utils"] }
 tempfile = "3.6.0"
 # Do not specify the version field. Release process expects even the local dev deps to be published.
 # Removing the version field is a workaround.
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ wasm-bindgen-test = "0.3.43"
 
 [target.'cfg(target_arch = "wasm32")'.dependencies]
 console_error_panic_hook = "0.1.7"
-evmlib = { path = "../evmlib", version = "0.1.1", features = ["wasm-bindgen"] }
+evmlib = { path = "../evmlib", version = "0.1.2-rc.1", features = ["wasm-bindgen"] }
 # See https://github.com/sebcrozet/instant/blob/7bd13f51f5c930239fddc0476a837870fb239ed7/README.md#using-instant-for-a-wasm-platform-where-performancenow-is-not-available
 instant = { version = "0.1", features = ["wasm-bindgen", "inaccurate"] }
 js-sys = "0.3.70"
diff --git a/evm_testnet/Cargo.toml b/evm_testnet/Cargo.toml
index 6712604130..e493b1ad79 100644
--- a/evm_testnet/Cargo.toml
+++ b/evm_testnet/Cargo.toml
@@ -6,13 +6,13 @@ homepage = "https://maidsafe.net"
 license = "GPL-3.0"
 name = "evm_testnet"
 repository = "https://github.com/maidsafe/safe_network"
-version = "0.1.1"
+version = "0.1.2-rc.1"
 
 [dependencies]
 clap = { version = "4.5", features = ["derive"] }
 dirs-next = "~2.0.0"
-evmlib = { path = "../evmlib", version = "0.1.1" }
-sn_evm = { path = "../sn_evm", version = "0.1.1" }
+evmlib = { path = "../evmlib", version = "0.1.2-rc.1" }
+sn_evm = { path = "../sn_evm", version = "0.1.2-rc.1" }
 tokio = { version = "1.40", features = ["rt-multi-thread", "signal"] }
 
 [lints]
diff --git a/evmlib/Cargo.toml b/evmlib/Cargo.toml
index 31b4b0da5e..77079acd19 100644
--- a/evmlib/Cargo.toml
+++ b/evmlib/Cargo.toml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ homepage = "https://maidsafe.net"
 license = "GPL-3.0"
 name = "evmlib"
 repository = "https://github.com/maidsafe/safe_network"
-version = "0.1.1"
+version = "0.1.2-rc.1"
 
 [features]
 wasm-bindgen = ["alloy/wasm-bindgen"]
diff --git a/nat-detection/Cargo.toml b/nat-detection/Cargo.toml
index bbab570e94..f0f1c5867b 100644
--- a/nat-detection/Cargo.toml
+++ b/nat-detection/Cargo.toml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ license = "GPL-3.0"
 name = "nat-detection"
 readme = "README.md"
 repository = "https://github.com/maidsafe/safe_network"
-version = "0.2.8"
+version = "0.2.9-rc.1"
 
 [[bin]]
 name = "nat-detection"
@@ -31,9 +31,9 @@ libp2p = { version = "0.54.1", features = [
     "macros",
     "upnp",
 ] }
-sn_build_info = { path = "../sn_build_info", version = "0.1.16" }
-sn_networking = { path = "../sn_networking", version = "0.19.0" }
-sn_protocol = { path = "../sn_protocol", version = "0.17.12" }
+sn_build_info = { path = "../sn_build_info", version = "0.1.17-rc.1" }
+sn_networking = { path = "../sn_networking", version = "0.19.1-rc.1" }
+sn_protocol = { path = "../sn_protocol", version = "0.17.13-rc.1" }
 tokio = { version = "1.32.0", features = ["full"] }
 tracing = { version = "~0.1.26" }
 tracing-log = "0.2.0"
diff --git a/node-launchpad/Cargo.toml b/node-launchpad/Cargo.toml
index 51f21050fe..21c1dba24f 100644
--- a/node-launchpad/Cargo.toml
+++ b/node-launchpad/Cargo.toml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 authors = ["MaidSafe Developers <dev@maidsafe.net>"]
 description = "Node Launchpad"
 name = "node-launchpad"
-version = "0.4.1"
+version = "0.4.2-rc.1"
 edition = "2021"
 license = "GPL-3.0"
 homepage = "https://maidsafe.net"
@@ -51,13 +51,13 @@ reqwest = { version = "0.12.2", default-features = false, features = [
 serde = { version = "1.0.188", features = ["derive"] }
 serde_json = "1.0.107"
 signal-hook = "0.3.17"
-sn_build_info = { path = "../sn_build_info", version = "0.1.16" }
-sn_evm = { path = "../sn_evm", version = "0.1.1" }
-sn-node-manager = { version = "0.11.0", path = "../sn_node_manager" }
-sn_peers_acquisition = { version = "0.5.4", path = "../sn_peers_acquisition" }
-sn_protocol = { path = "../sn_protocol", version = "0.17.12" }
+sn_build_info = { path = "../sn_build_info", version = "0.1.17-rc.1" }
+sn_evm = { path = "../sn_evm", version = "0.1.2-rc.1" }
+sn-node-manager = { version = "0.11.1-rc.1", path = "../sn_node_manager" }
+sn_peers_acquisition = { version = "0.5.5-rc.1", path = "../sn_peers_acquisition" }
+sn_protocol = { path = "../sn_protocol", version = "0.17.13-rc.1" }
 sn-releases = "~0.2.6"
-sn_service_management = { version = "0.4.0", path = "../sn_service_management" }
+sn_service_management = { version = "0.4.1-rc.1", path = "../sn_service_management" }
 strip-ansi-escapes = "0.2.0"
 strum = { version = "0.26.1", features = ["derive"] }
 sysinfo = "0.30.12"
diff --git a/release-cycle-info b/release-cycle-info
index bdcd486143..96648b9415 100644
--- a/release-cycle-info
+++ b/release-cycle-info
@@ -14,5 +14,5 @@
 # number for all the released binaries.
 release-year: 2024
 release-month: 10
-release-cycle: 3
-release-cycle-counter: 3
+release-cycle: 4
+release-cycle-counter: 1
diff --git a/sn_build_info/Cargo.toml b/sn_build_info/Cargo.toml
index 8c5c4b7dfa..101b48ae32 100644
--- a/sn_build_info/Cargo.toml
+++ b/sn_build_info/Cargo.toml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ license = "GPL-3.0"
 name = "sn_build_info"
 readme = "README.md"
 repository = "https://github.com/maidsafe/safe_network"
-version = "0.1.16"
+version = "0.1.17-rc.1"
 build = "build.rs"
 include = ["Cargo.toml", "src/**/*", "build.rs"]
 
diff --git a/sn_build_info/src/release_info.rs b/sn_build_info/src/release_info.rs
index 3506c9cc96..8872025ec1 100644
--- a/sn_build_info/src/release_info.rs
+++ b/sn_build_info/src/release_info.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 pub const RELEASE_YEAR: &str = "2024";
 pub const RELEASE_MONTH: &str = "10";
-pub const RELEASE_CYCLE: &str = "3";
-pub const RELEASE_CYCLE_COUNTER: &str = "3";
-
+pub const RELEASE_CYCLE: &str = "4";
+pub const RELEASE_CYCLE_COUNTER: &str = "1";
diff --git a/sn_evm/Cargo.toml b/sn_evm/Cargo.toml
index 1d0d7686e0..98e05e2973 100644
--- a/sn_evm/Cargo.toml
+++ b/sn_evm/Cargo.toml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ license = "GPL-3.0"
 name = "sn_evm"
 readme = "README.md"
 repository = "https://github.com/maidsafe/safe_network"
-version = "0.1.1"
+version = "0.1.2-rc.1"
 
 [features]
 test-utils = []
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ external-signer = ["evmlib/external-signer"]
 
 [dependencies]
 custom_debug = "~0.6.1"
-evmlib = { path = "../evmlib", version = "0.1.1" }
+evmlib = { path = "../evmlib", version = "0.1.2-rc.1" }
 hex = "~0.4.3"
 lazy_static = "~1.4.0"
 libp2p = { version = "0.53", features = ["identify", "kad"] }
diff --git a/sn_logging/Cargo.toml b/sn_logging/Cargo.toml
index 090e3f8a12..b214d63c1b 100644
--- a/sn_logging/Cargo.toml
+++ b/sn_logging/Cargo.toml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ license = "GPL-3.0"
 name = "sn_logging"
 readme = "README.md"
 repository = "https://github.com/maidsafe/safe_network"
-version = "0.2.37"
+version = "0.2.38-rc.1"
 
 [dependencies]
 chrono = "~0.4.19"
diff --git a/sn_metrics/Cargo.toml b/sn_metrics/Cargo.toml
index 4a550a58a8..8c166b1228 100644
--- a/sn_metrics/Cargo.toml
+++ b/sn_metrics/Cargo.toml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ license = "GPL-3.0"
 name = "sn_metrics"
 readme = "README.md"
 repository = "https://github.com/maidsafe/safe_network"
-version = "0.1.17"
+version = "0.1.18-rc.1"
 
 [[bin]]
 path = "src/main.rs"
diff --git a/sn_networking/Cargo.toml b/sn_networking/Cargo.toml
index 9c76065bf0..49825bab92 100644
--- a/sn_networking/Cargo.toml
+++ b/sn_networking/Cargo.toml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ license = "GPL-3.0"
 name = "sn_networking"
 readme = "README.md"
 repository = "https://github.com/maidsafe/safe_network"
-version = "0.19.0"
+version = "0.19.1-rc.1"
 
 [features]
 default = []
@@ -54,11 +54,11 @@ rayon = "1.8.0"
 rmp-serde = "1.1.1"
 self_encryption = "~0.30.0"
 serde = { version = "1.0.133", features = ["derive", "rc"] }
-sn_build_info = { path = "../sn_build_info", version = "0.1.16" }
-sn_protocol = { path = "../sn_protocol", version = "0.17.12" }
-sn_transfers = { path = "../sn_transfers", version = "0.20.0" }
-sn_registers = { path = "../sn_registers", version = "0.4.0" }
-sn_evm = { path = "../sn_evm", version = "0.1.1" }
+sn_build_info = { path = "../sn_build_info", version = "0.1.17-rc.1" }
+sn_protocol = { path = "../sn_protocol", version = "0.17.13-rc.1" }
+sn_transfers = { path = "../sn_transfers", version = "0.20.1-rc.1" }
+sn_registers = { path = "../sn_registers", version = "0.4.1-rc.1" }
+sn_evm = { path = "../sn_evm", version = "0.1.2-rc.1" }
 sysinfo = { version = "0.30.8", default-features = false, optional = true }
 thiserror = "1.0.23"
 tiny-keccak = { version = "~2.0.2", features = ["sha3"] }
diff --git a/sn_node/Cargo.toml b/sn_node/Cargo.toml
index e79997633a..56281251a8 100644
--- a/sn_node/Cargo.toml
+++ b/sn_node/Cargo.toml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 authors = ["MaidSafe Developers <dev@maidsafe.net>"]
 description = "Safe Node"
 name = "sn_node"
-version = "0.112.1"
+version = "0.112.2-rc.1"
 edition = "2021"
 license = "GPL-3.0"
 homepage = "https://maidsafe.net"
@@ -52,15 +52,15 @@ rmp-serde = "1.1.1"
 rayon = "1.8.0"
 self_encryption = "~0.30.0"
 serde = { version = "1.0.133", features = ["derive", "rc"] }
-sn_build_info = { path = "../sn_build_info", version = "0.1.16" }
-sn_peers_acquisition = { path = "../sn_peers_acquisition", version = "0.5.4" }
-sn_logging = { path = "../sn_logging", version = "0.2.37" }
-sn_networking = { path = "../sn_networking", version = "0.19.0" }
-sn_protocol = { path = "../sn_protocol", version = "0.17.12" }
-sn_registers = { path = "../sn_registers", version = "0.4.0" }
-sn_transfers = { path = "../sn_transfers", version = "0.20.0" }
-sn_service_management = { path = "../sn_service_management", version = "0.4.0" }
-sn_evm = { path = "../sn_evm", version = "0.1.1" }
+sn_build_info = { path = "../sn_build_info", version = "0.1.17-rc.1" }
+sn_peers_acquisition = { path = "../sn_peers_acquisition", version = "0.5.5-rc.1" }
+sn_logging = { path = "../sn_logging", version = "0.2.38-rc.1" }
+sn_networking = { path = "../sn_networking", version = "0.19.1-rc.1" }
+sn_protocol = { path = "../sn_protocol", version = "0.17.13-rc.1" }
+sn_registers = { path = "../sn_registers", version = "0.4.1-rc.1" }
+sn_transfers = { path = "../sn_transfers", version = "0.20.1-rc.1" }
+sn_service_management = { path = "../sn_service_management", version = "0.4.1-rc.1" }
+sn_evm = { path = "../sn_evm", version = "0.1.2-rc.1" }
 sysinfo = { version = "0.30.8", default-features = false }
 thiserror = "1.0.23"
 tokio = { version = "1.32.0", features = [
@@ -83,16 +83,16 @@ strum = { version = "0.26.2", features = ["derive"] }
 color-eyre = "0.6.2"
 
 [dev-dependencies]
-evmlib = { path = "../evmlib", version = "0.1.1" }
-autonomi = { path = "../autonomi", version = "0.2.1", features = ["registers"] }
+evmlib = { path = "../evmlib", version = "0.1.2-rc.1" }
+autonomi = { path = "../autonomi", version = "0.2.2-rc.1", features = ["registers"] }
 reqwest = { version = "0.12.2", default-features = false, features = [
     "rustls-tls-manual-roots",
 ] }
 serde_json = "1.0"
-sn_protocol = { path = "../sn_protocol", version = "0.17.12", features = [
+sn_protocol = { path = "../sn_protocol", version = "0.17.13-rc.1", features = [
     "rpc",
 ] }
-sn_transfers = { path = "../sn_transfers", version = "0.20.0", features = [
+sn_transfers = { path = "../sn_transfers", version = "0.20.1-rc.1", features = [
     "test-utils",
 ] }
 tempfile = "3.6.0"
diff --git a/sn_node_manager/Cargo.toml b/sn_node_manager/Cargo.toml
index 4b152994c4..b76b2111bb 100644
--- a/sn_node_manager/Cargo.toml
+++ b/sn_node_manager/Cargo.toml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ license = "GPL-3.0"
 name = "sn-node-manager"
 readme = "README.md"
 repository = "https://github.com/maidsafe/safe_network"
-version = "0.11.0"
+version = "0.11.1-rc.1"
 
 [[bin]]
 name = "safenode-manager"
@@ -46,14 +46,14 @@ semver = "1.0.20"
 serde = { version = "1.0", features = ["derive"] }
 serde_json = "1.0"
 service-manager = "0.7.0"
-sn_build_info = { path = "../sn_build_info", version = "0.1.16" }
-sn_logging = { path = "../sn_logging", version = "0.2.37" }
-sn_peers_acquisition = { path = "../sn_peers_acquisition", version = "0.5.4" }
-sn_protocol = { path = "../sn_protocol", version = "0.17.12" }
-sn_service_management = { path = "../sn_service_management", version = "0.4.0" }
+sn_build_info = { path = "../sn_build_info", version = "0.1.17-rc.1" }
+sn_logging = { path = "../sn_logging", version = "0.2.38-rc.1" }
+sn_peers_acquisition = { path = "../sn_peers_acquisition", version = "0.5.5-rc.1" }
+sn_protocol = { path = "../sn_protocol", version = "0.17.13-rc.1" }
+sn_service_management = { path = "../sn_service_management", version = "0.4.1-rc.1" }
 sn-releases = "0.2.6"
-sn_evm = { path = "../sn_evm", version = "0.1.1" }
-sn_transfers = { path = "../sn_transfers", version = "0.20.0" }
+sn_evm = { path = "../sn_evm", version = "0.1.2-rc.1" }
+sn_transfers = { path = "../sn_transfers", version = "0.20.1-rc.1" }
 sysinfo = "0.30.12"
 thiserror = "1.0.23"
 tokio = { version = "1.26", features = ["full"] }
diff --git a/sn_node_rpc_client/Cargo.toml b/sn_node_rpc_client/Cargo.toml
index 3b4fd86564..9c91a08764 100644
--- a/sn_node_rpc_client/Cargo.toml
+++ b/sn_node_rpc_client/Cargo.toml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ license = "GPL-3.0"
 name = "sn_node_rpc_client"
 readme = "README.md"
 repository = "https://github.com/maidsafe/safe_network"
-version = "0.6.32"
+version = "0.6.33-rc.1"
 
 [[bin]]
 name = "safenode_rpc_client"
@@ -26,13 +26,13 @@ color-eyre = "0.6.2"
 hex = "~0.4.3"
 libp2p = { version = "0.54.1", features = ["kad"]}
 libp2p-identity = { version="0.2.7", features = ["rand"] }
-sn_build_info = { path = "../sn_build_info", version = "0.1.16" }
-sn_logging = { path = "../sn_logging", version = "0.2.37" }
-sn_node = { path = "../sn_node", version = "0.112.1" }
-sn_peers_acquisition = { path = "../sn_peers_acquisition", version = "0.5.4" }
-sn_protocol = { path = "../sn_protocol", version = "0.17.12", features=["rpc"] }
-sn_service_management = { path = "../sn_service_management", version = "0.4.0" }
-sn_transfers = { path = "../sn_transfers", version = "0.20.0" }
+sn_build_info = { path = "../sn_build_info", version = "0.1.17-rc.1" }
+sn_logging = { path = "../sn_logging", version = "0.2.38-rc.1" }
+sn_node = { path = "../sn_node", version = "0.112.2-rc.1" }
+sn_peers_acquisition = { path = "../sn_peers_acquisition", version = "0.5.5-rc.1" }
+sn_protocol = { path = "../sn_protocol", version = "0.17.13-rc.1", features=["rpc"] }
+sn_service_management = { path = "../sn_service_management", version = "0.4.1-rc.1" }
+sn_transfers = { path = "../sn_transfers", version = "0.20.1-rc.1" }
 thiserror = "1.0.23"
 # # watch out updating this, protoc compiler needs to be installed on all build systems
 # # arm builds + musl are very problematic
diff --git a/sn_peers_acquisition/Cargo.toml b/sn_peers_acquisition/Cargo.toml
index c8e46ee8be..7670798cc5 100644
--- a/sn_peers_acquisition/Cargo.toml
+++ b/sn_peers_acquisition/Cargo.toml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ license = "GPL-3.0"
 name = "sn_peers_acquisition"
 readme = "README.md"
 repository = "https://github.com/maidsafe/safe_network"
-version = "0.5.4"
+version = "0.5.5-rc.1"
 
 [features]
 local = []
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ lazy_static = "~1.4.0"
 libp2p = { version = "0.54.1", features = [] }
 rand = "0.8.5"
 reqwest = { version="0.12.2", default-features=false, features = ["rustls-tls"] }
-sn_protocol = { path = "../sn_protocol", version = "0.17.12", optional = true}
+sn_protocol = { path = "../sn_protocol", version = "0.17.13-rc.1", optional = true}
 thiserror = "1.0.23"
 tokio = { version = "1.32.0", default-features = false }
 tracing = { version = "~0.1.26" }
diff --git a/sn_protocol/Cargo.toml b/sn_protocol/Cargo.toml
index 622ed3dd4d..82d8827b02 100644
--- a/sn_protocol/Cargo.toml
+++ b/sn_protocol/Cargo.toml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ license = "GPL-3.0"
 name = "sn_protocol"
 readme = "README.md"
 repository = "https://github.com/maidsafe/safe_network"
-version = "0.17.12"
+version = "0.17.13-rc.1"
 
 [features]
 default = []
@@ -28,10 +28,10 @@ rmp-serde = "1.1.1"
 serde = { version = "1.0.133", features = [ "derive", "rc" ]}
 serde_json = "1.0"
 sha2 = "0.10.7"
-sn_build_info = { path = "../sn_build_info", version = "0.1.16" }
-sn_transfers = { path = "../sn_transfers", version = "0.20.0" }
-sn_registers = { path = "../sn_registers", version = "0.4.0" }
-sn_evm = { path = "../sn_evm", version = "0.1.1" }
+sn_build_info = { path = "../sn_build_info", version = "0.1.17-rc.1" }
+sn_transfers = { path = "../sn_transfers", version = "0.20.1-rc.1" }
+sn_registers = { path = "../sn_registers", version = "0.4.1-rc.1" }
+sn_evm = { path = "../sn_evm", version = "0.1.2-rc.1" }
 thiserror = "1.0.23"
 tiny-keccak = { version = "~2.0.2", features = [ "sha3" ] }
 tracing = { version = "~0.1.26" }
diff --git a/sn_registers/Cargo.toml b/sn_registers/Cargo.toml
index fd68714064..3446345669 100644
--- a/sn_registers/Cargo.toml
+++ b/sn_registers/Cargo.toml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ license = "GPL-3.0"
 name = "sn_registers"
 readme = "README.md"
 repository = "https://github.com/maidsafe/safe_network"
-version = "0.4.0"
+version = "0.4.1-rc.1"
 
 [features]
 test-utils = []
diff --git a/sn_service_management/Cargo.toml b/sn_service_management/Cargo.toml
index b0f60bc453..66ca3a2e26 100644
--- a/sn_service_management/Cargo.toml
+++ b/sn_service_management/Cargo.toml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ license = "GPL-3.0"
 name = "sn_service_management"
 readme = "README.md"
 repository = "https://github.com/maidsafe/safe_network"
-version = "0.4.0"
+version = "0.4.1-rc.1"
 
 [dependencies]
 async-trait = "0.1"
@@ -19,11 +19,11 @@ serde = { version = "1.0", features = ["derive"] }
 serde_json = "1.0"
 semver = "1.0.20"
 service-manager = "0.7.0"
-sn_logging = { path = "../sn_logging", version = "0.2.37" }
-sn_protocol = { path = "../sn_protocol", version = "0.17.12", features = [
+sn_logging = { path = "../sn_logging", version = "0.2.38-rc.1" }
+sn_protocol = { path = "../sn_protocol", version = "0.17.13-rc.1", features = [
     "rpc",
 ] }
-sn_evm = { path = "../sn_evm", version = "0.1.1" }
+sn_evm = { path = "../sn_evm", version = "0.1.2-rc.1" }
 sysinfo = "0.30.12"
 thiserror = "1.0.23"
 tokio = { version = "1.32.0", features = ["time"] }
diff --git a/sn_transfers/Cargo.toml b/sn_transfers/Cargo.toml
index cbd6206fba..ded837cef0 100644
--- a/sn_transfers/Cargo.toml
+++ b/sn_transfers/Cargo.toml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ license = "GPL-3.0"
 name = "sn_transfers"
 readme = "README.md"
 repository = "https://github.com/maidsafe/safe_network"
-version = "0.20.0"
+version = "0.20.1-rc.1"
 
 [features]
 reward-forward = []
diff --git a/test_utils/Cargo.toml b/test_utils/Cargo.toml
index 48955e7e8c..94dadc7e4a 100644
--- a/test_utils/Cargo.toml
+++ b/test_utils/Cargo.toml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ license = "GPL-3.0"
 name = "test_utils"
 readme = "README.md"
 repository = "https://github.com/maidsafe/safe_network"
-version = "0.4.8"
+version = "0.4.9-rc.1"
 
 [features]
 local = ["sn_peers_acquisition/local"]
@@ -16,9 +16,9 @@ local = ["sn_peers_acquisition/local"]
 bytes = { version = "1.0.1", features = ["serde"] }
 color-eyre = "~0.6.2"
 dirs-next = "~2.0.0"
-evmlib = { path = "../evmlib", version = "0.1.1" }
+evmlib = { path = "../evmlib", version = "0.1.2-rc.1" }
 libp2p = { version = "0.54.1", features = ["identify", "kad"] }
 rand = "0.8.5"
 serde = { version = "1.0.133", features = ["derive"] }
 serde_json = "1.0"
-sn_peers_acquisition = { path = "../sn_peers_acquisition", version = "0.5.4" }
+sn_peers_acquisition = { path = "../sn_peers_acquisition", version = "0.5.5-rc.1" }
diff --git a/token_supplies/Cargo.toml b/token_supplies/Cargo.toml
index 22cdd87d1c..81506b505e 100644
--- a/token_supplies/Cargo.toml
+++ b/token_supplies/Cargo.toml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ license = "GPL-3.0"
 name = "token_supplies"
 readme = "README.md"
 repository = "https://github.com/maidsafe/safe_network"
-version = "0.1.55"
+version = "0.1.56-rc.1"
 
 
 [dependencies]