diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 6717efad31d..c94723dfe44 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,6 +5,21 @@
 # Changelog
 All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 
+## 21.0.0-rc.1 – 2025-01-23
+### Added
+- feat(calls): Allow to zoom and pan screenshares in a call
+  [#14028](https://github.com/nextcloud/spreed/issues/14028)
+- feat(bots): Allow event based bots that don't require HTTP requests
+  [#14160](https://github.com/nextcloud/spreed/issues/14160)
+
+### Changed
+- Update translations
+- Update dependencies
+
+### Fixed
+- docs: Add quick install documentation for the High-performance backend
+  [#14165](https://github.com/nextcloud/spreed/issues/14165)
+
 ## 21.0.0-beta.2 – 2025-01-17
 ### Added
 - feat(search): Add message search to the right sidebar
@@ -27,7 +42,7 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
   [#13973](https://github.com/nextcloud/spreed/issues/13973)
 - fix(archive): Don't add asterix to title for unread messages in archived conversations
   [#14101](https://github.com/nextcloud/spreed/issues/14101)
-- 
+
 ## 20.1.2 – 2025-01-16
 ### Changed
 - Update translations
diff --git a/appinfo/info.xml b/appinfo/info.xml
index f5bbe15e895..1e26f89d4b5 100644
--- a/appinfo/info.xml
+++ b/appinfo/info.xml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 * 🌉 **Sync with other chat solutions** With [Matterbridge](https://github.com/42wim/matterbridge/) being integrated in Talk, you can easily sync a lot of other chat solutions to Nextcloud Talk and vice-versa.
 ]]></description>
 
-	<version>21.0.0-beta.2</version>
+	<version>21.0.0-rc.1</version>
 	<licence>agpl</licence>
 
 	<author>Anna Larch</author>
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 753fc681c75..f375c070fd8 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "talk",
-  "version": "21.0.0-beta.2",
+  "version": "21.0.0-rc.1",
   "lockfileVersion": 2,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "talk",
-      "version": "21.0.0-beta.2",
+      "version": "21.0.0-rc.1",
       "license": "agpl",
       "dependencies": {
         "@linusborg/vue-simple-portal": "^0.1.5",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 4bc5493dd98..34aa0a0143a 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "talk",
-  "version": "21.0.0-beta.2",
+  "version": "21.0.0-rc.1",
   "private": true,
   "description": "",
   "author": "Joas Schilling <coding@schilljs.com>",