diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index a4e99b7..528d593 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,6 +4,14 @@
 
 [1]: https://pypi.org/project/google-cloud-dns/#history
 
+## [0.35.0rc1](https://github.com/googleapis/python-dns/compare/v0.34.2...v0.35.0rc1) (2023-11-30)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* Add support for Python 3.12 ([#233](https://github.com/googleapis/python-dns/issues/233)) ([2e60d57](https://github.com/googleapis/python-dns/commit/2e60d57f5fa58f4bbf86fe9a698a773d3ebc415f))
+* Introduce compatibility with native namespace packages ([#232](https://github.com/googleapis/python-dns/issues/232)) ([8e9f0be](https://github.com/googleapis/python-dns/commit/8e9f0bef3ad042ba93d46a9ff0f5a7a0fd1ced16))
+
 ## [0.34.2](https://github.com/googleapis/python-dns/compare/v0.34.1...v0.34.2) (2023-11-09)
 
 
diff --git a/google/cloud/dns/version.py b/google/cloud/dns/version.py
index a8a437c..5be893d 100644
--- a/google/cloud/dns/version.py
+++ b/google/cloud/dns/version.py
@@ -13,4 +13,4 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 #
-__version__ = "0.34.2"
+__version__ = "0.35.0rc1"
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index f1fba4f..5706fa5 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 version = None
 
 with open(os.path.join(package_root, "google/cloud/dns/version.py")) as fp:
-    version_candidates = re.findall(r"(?<=\")\d+.\d+.\d+(?=\")", fp.read())
+    version_candidates = re.findall(r"(?<=\")\d+.\d+.\d+rc\d+", fp.read())
     assert len(version_candidates) == 1
     version = version_candidates[0]