Updating version.json and repo version numbers to: 28.0-rc1
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 68ce1a5..4f93725 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@
 endif ()
 
 # Version metadata
-set(protobuf_VERSION_STRING "5.28.0")
+set(protobuf_VERSION_STRING "5.28.0-rc-1")
 set(protobuf_DESCRIPTION "Protocol Buffers")
 set(protobuf_CONTACT "protobuf@googlegroups.com")
 
diff --git a/MODULE.bazel b/MODULE.bazel
index a59a2de..09b78c8 100644
--- a/MODULE.bazel
+++ b/MODULE.bazel
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 module(
     name = "protobuf",
-    version = "28.0-dev", # Automatically updated on release
+    version = "28.0-rc1", # Automatically updated on release
     compatibility_level = 1,
     repo_name = "com_google_protobuf",
 )
diff --git a/Protobuf-C++.podspec b/Protobuf-C++.podspec
index 51e90cd..9ed1099 100644
--- a/Protobuf-C++.podspec
+++ b/Protobuf-C++.podspec
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 Pod::Spec.new do |s|
   s.name     = 'Protobuf-C++'
-  s.version  = '5.28.0'
+  s.version  = '5.28.0-rc1'
   s.summary  = 'Protocol Buffers v3 runtime library for C++.'
   s.homepage = 'https://github.com/google/protobuf'
   s.license  = 'BSD-3-Clause'
diff --git a/Protobuf.podspec b/Protobuf.podspec
index 3a53918..a0e6193 100644
--- a/Protobuf.podspec
+++ b/Protobuf.podspec
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 # dependent projects use the :git notation to refer to the library.
 Pod::Spec.new do |s|
   s.name     = 'Protobuf'
-  s.version  = '3.28.0'
+  s.version  = '3.28.0-rc1'
   s.summary  = 'Protocol Buffers v.3 runtime library for Objective-C.'
   s.homepage = 'https://github.com/protocolbuffers/protobuf'
   s.license  = 'BSD-3-Clause'
diff --git a/csharp/Google.Protobuf.Tools.nuspec b/csharp/Google.Protobuf.Tools.nuspec
index 08091d7..374990d 100644
--- a/csharp/Google.Protobuf.Tools.nuspec
+++ b/csharp/Google.Protobuf.Tools.nuspec
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     <title>Google Protocol Buffers tools</title>
     <summary>Tools for Protocol Buffers - Google's data interchange format.</summary>
     <description>See project site for more info.</description>
-    <version>3.28.0</version>
+    <version>3.28.0-rc1</version>
     <authors>Google Inc.</authors>
     <owners>protobuf-packages</owners>
     <licenseUrl>https://github.com/protocolbuffers/protobuf/blob/main/LICENSE</licenseUrl>
diff --git a/csharp/src/Google.Protobuf/Google.Protobuf.csproj b/csharp/src/Google.Protobuf/Google.Protobuf.csproj
index 394a0af..a6d148a 100644
--- a/csharp/src/Google.Protobuf/Google.Protobuf.csproj
+++ b/csharp/src/Google.Protobuf/Google.Protobuf.csproj
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     <Description>C# runtime library for Protocol Buffers - Google's data interchange format.</Description>
     <Copyright>Copyright 2015, Google Inc.</Copyright>
     <AssemblyTitle>Google Protocol Buffers</AssemblyTitle>
-    <VersionPrefix>3.28.0</VersionPrefix>
+    <VersionPrefix>3.28.0-rc1</VersionPrefix>
     <LangVersion>10.0</LangVersion>
     <Authors>Google Inc.</Authors>
     <TargetFrameworks>netstandard1.1;netstandard2.0;net45;net50</TargetFrameworks>
diff --git a/java/bom/pom.xml b/java/bom/pom.xml
index e69e5e3..c5931c8 100644
--- a/java/bom/pom.xml
+++ b/java/bom/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
   <groupId>com.google.protobuf</groupId>
   <artifactId>protobuf-bom</artifactId>
-  <version>4.28.0</version>
+  <version>4.28.0-RC1</version>
   <packaging>pom</packaging>
 
   <name>Protocol Buffers [BOM]</name>
diff --git a/java/core/pom.xml b/java/core/pom.xml
index ee75cf4..21b1c88 100644
--- a/java/core/pom.xml
+++ b/java/core/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.google.protobuf</groupId>
     <artifactId>protobuf-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>4.28.0</version>
+    <version>4.28.0-RC1</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>protobuf-java</artifactId>
diff --git a/java/core/src/main/java/com/google/protobuf/RuntimeVersion.java b/java/core/src/main/java/com/google/protobuf/RuntimeVersion.java
index b0f5e81..36bb5a6 100644
--- a/java/core/src/main/java/com/google/protobuf/RuntimeVersion.java
+++ b/java/core/src/main/java/com/google/protobuf/RuntimeVersion.java
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
   public static final int OSS_MAJOR = 4;
   public static final int OSS_MINOR = 28;
   public static final int OSS_PATCH = 0;
-  public static final String OSS_SUFFIX = "-dev";
+  public static final String OSS_SUFFIX = "-rc1";
 
   public static final RuntimeDomain DOMAIN = OSS_DOMAIN;
   public static final int MAJOR = OSS_MAJOR;
diff --git a/java/kotlin-lite/pom.xml b/java/kotlin-lite/pom.xml
index 4435507..fd41e53 100644
--- a/java/kotlin-lite/pom.xml
+++ b/java/kotlin-lite/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.google.protobuf</groupId>
     <artifactId>protobuf-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>4.28.0</version>
+    <version>4.28.0-RC1</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>protobuf-kotlin-lite</artifactId>
diff --git a/java/kotlin/pom.xml b/java/kotlin/pom.xml
index bf415f8..0dcf26a 100644
--- a/java/kotlin/pom.xml
+++ b/java/kotlin/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.google.protobuf</groupId>
     <artifactId>protobuf-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>4.28.0</version>
+    <version>4.28.0-RC1</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>protobuf-kotlin</artifactId>
diff --git a/java/lite/pom.xml b/java/lite/pom.xml
index d2da130..3e2a167 100644
--- a/java/lite/pom.xml
+++ b/java/lite/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.google.protobuf</groupId>
     <artifactId>protobuf-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>4.28.0</version>
+    <version>4.28.0-RC1</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>protobuf-javalite</artifactId>
diff --git a/java/pom.xml b/java/pom.xml
index 3e9e73d..88a9a6c 100644
--- a/java/pom.xml
+++ b/java/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
   <groupId>com.google.protobuf</groupId>
   <artifactId>protobuf-parent</artifactId>
-  <version>4.28.0</version>
+  <version>4.28.0-RC1</version>
   <packaging>pom</packaging>
 
   <name>Protocol Buffers [Parent]</name>
diff --git a/java/protoc/pom.xml b/java/protoc/pom.xml
index fc2faab..648ef1c 100644
--- a/java/protoc/pom.xml
+++ b/java/protoc/pom.xml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
   </parent>
   <groupId>com.google.protobuf</groupId>
   <artifactId>protoc</artifactId>
-  <version>4.28.0</version>
+  <version>4.28.0-RC1</version>
   <packaging>pom</packaging>
   <name>Protobuf Compiler</name>
   <description>
diff --git a/java/util/pom.xml b/java/util/pom.xml
index 775d50c..a091a2e 100644
--- a/java/util/pom.xml
+++ b/java/util/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.google.protobuf</groupId>
     <artifactId>protobuf-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>4.28.0</version>
+    <version>4.28.0-RC1</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>protobuf-java-util</artifactId>
diff --git a/php/ext/google/protobuf/protobuf.h b/php/ext/google/protobuf/protobuf.h
index 009baea..e193730 100644
--- a/php/ext/google/protobuf/protobuf.h
+++ b/php/ext/google/protobuf/protobuf.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 ZEND_ARG_INFO(0, value)
 ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
 
-#define PHP_PROTOBUF_VERSION "4.28.0"
+#define PHP_PROTOBUF_VERSION "4.28.0RC1"
 
 // ptr -> PHP object cache. This is a weak map that caches lazily-created
 // wrapper objects around upb types:
diff --git a/protobuf_version.bzl b/protobuf_version.bzl
index bc33e8c..0c3e4c6 100644
--- a/protobuf_version.bzl
+++ b/protobuf_version.bzl
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 """ Contains version numbers to be used in other bzl files """
-PROTOC_VERSION = "28.0"
-PROTOBUF_JAVA_VERSION = "4.28.0"
-PROTOBUF_PYTHON_VERSION = "5.28.0"
-PROTOBUF_PHP_VERSION = "4.28.0"
-PROTOBUF_RUBY_VERSION = "4.28.0"
+PROTOC_VERSION = "28.0-rc-1"
+PROTOBUF_JAVA_VERSION = "4.28.0-RC1"
+PROTOBUF_PYTHON_VERSION = "5.28.0rc1"
+PROTOBUF_PHP_VERSION = "4.28.0RC1"
+PROTOBUF_RUBY_VERSION = "4.28.0.rc.1"
diff --git a/python/google/protobuf/__init__.py b/python/google/protobuf/__init__.py
index 42bcd44..b478be1 100755
--- a/python/google/protobuf/__init__.py
+++ b/python/google/protobuf/__init__.py
@@ -7,4 +7,4 @@
 
 # Copyright 2007 Google Inc. All Rights Reserved.
 
-__version__ = '5.28.0'
+__version__ = '5.28.0rc1'
diff --git a/python/google/protobuf/runtime_version.py b/python/google/protobuf/runtime_version.py
index d8325fb..307590a 100644
--- a/python/google/protobuf/runtime_version.py
+++ b/python/google/protobuf/runtime_version.py
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
 OSS_MAJOR = 5
 OSS_MINOR = 28
 OSS_PATCH = 0
-OSS_SUFFIX = '-dev'
+OSS_SUFFIX = '-rc1'
 
 DOMAIN = OSS_DOMAIN
 MAJOR = OSS_MAJOR
diff --git a/ruby/google-protobuf.gemspec b/ruby/google-protobuf.gemspec
index 3a0b621..5868c86 100644
--- a/ruby/google-protobuf.gemspec
+++ b/ruby/google-protobuf.gemspec
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 Gem::Specification.new do |s|
   s.name        = "google-protobuf"
-  s.version     = "4.28.0"
+  s.version     = "4.28.0.rc.1"
   git_tag       = "v#{s.version.to_s.sub('.rc.', '-rc')}" # Converts X.Y.Z.rc.N to vX.Y.Z-rcN, used for the git tag
   s.licenses    = ["BSD-3-Clause"]
   s.summary     = "Protocol Buffers"
diff --git a/ruby/pom.xml b/ruby/pom.xml
index 20bffea..9d2c9a9 100644
--- a/ruby/pom.xml
+++ b/ruby/pom.xml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 
     <groupId>com.google.protobuf.jruby</groupId>
     <artifactId>protobuf-jruby</artifactId>
-    <version>4.28.0</version>
+    <version>4.28.0-RC1</version>
     <name>Protocol Buffer JRuby native extension</name>
     <description>
       Protocol Buffers are a way of encoding structured data in an efficient yet
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@
         <dependency>
           <groupId>com.google.protobuf</groupId>
           <artifactId>protobuf-java-util</artifactId>
-          <version>4.28.0</version>
+          <version>4.28.0-RC1</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.jruby</groupId>
diff --git a/src/google/protobuf/any.pb.cc b/src/google/protobuf/any.pb.cc
index 452c367..dbc7f05 100644
--- a/src/google/protobuf/any.pb.cc
+++ b/src/google/protobuf/any.pb.cc
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 // Generated by the protocol buffer compiler.  DO NOT EDIT!
 // NO CHECKED-IN PROTOBUF GENCODE
 // source: google/protobuf/any.proto
-// Protobuf C++ Version: 5.28.0-dev
+// Protobuf C++ Version: 5.28.0-rc1
 
 #include "google/protobuf/any.pb.h"
 
diff --git a/src/google/protobuf/any.pb.h b/src/google/protobuf/any.pb.h
index 9dc72a0..16dc8d6 100644
--- a/src/google/protobuf/any.pb.h
+++ b/src/google/protobuf/any.pb.h
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 // Generated by the protocol buffer compiler.  DO NOT EDIT!
 // NO CHECKED-IN PROTOBUF GENCODE
 // source: google/protobuf/any.proto
-// Protobuf C++ Version: 5.28.0-dev
+// Protobuf C++ Version: 5.28.0-rc1
 
 #ifndef GOOGLE_PROTOBUF_INCLUDED_google_2fprotobuf_2fany_2eproto_2epb_2eh
 #define GOOGLE_PROTOBUF_INCLUDED_google_2fprotobuf_2fany_2eproto_2epb_2eh
diff --git a/src/google/protobuf/api.pb.cc b/src/google/protobuf/api.pb.cc
index 0d35398..b9138fb 100644
--- a/src/google/protobuf/api.pb.cc
+++ b/src/google/protobuf/api.pb.cc
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 // Generated by the protocol buffer compiler.  DO NOT EDIT!
 // NO CHECKED-IN PROTOBUF GENCODE
 // source: google/protobuf/api.proto
-// Protobuf C++ Version: 5.28.0-dev
+// Protobuf C++ Version: 5.28.0-rc1
 
 #include "google/protobuf/api.pb.h"
 
diff --git a/src/google/protobuf/api.pb.h b/src/google/protobuf/api.pb.h
index afa747e..28a0e58 100644
--- a/src/google/protobuf/api.pb.h
+++ b/src/google/protobuf/api.pb.h
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 // Generated by the protocol buffer compiler.  DO NOT EDIT!
 // NO CHECKED-IN PROTOBUF GENCODE
 // source: google/protobuf/api.proto
-// Protobuf C++ Version: 5.28.0-dev
+// Protobuf C++ Version: 5.28.0-rc1
 
 #ifndef GOOGLE_PROTOBUF_INCLUDED_google_2fprotobuf_2fapi_2eproto_2epb_2eh
 #define GOOGLE_PROTOBUF_INCLUDED_google_2fprotobuf_2fapi_2eproto_2epb_2eh
diff --git a/src/google/protobuf/compiler/java/java_features.pb.cc b/src/google/protobuf/compiler/java/java_features.pb.cc
index b292f00..763afdc 100644
--- a/src/google/protobuf/compiler/java/java_features.pb.cc
+++ b/src/google/protobuf/compiler/java/java_features.pb.cc
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 // Generated by the protocol buffer compiler.  DO NOT EDIT!
 // NO CHECKED-IN PROTOBUF GENCODE
 // source: google/protobuf/compiler/java/java_features.proto
-// Protobuf C++ Version: 5.28.0-dev
+// Protobuf C++ Version: 5.28.0-rc1
 
 #include "google/protobuf/compiler/java/java_features.pb.h"
 
diff --git a/src/google/protobuf/compiler/java/java_features.pb.h b/src/google/protobuf/compiler/java/java_features.pb.h
index 50bc2ac..8677fc8 100644
--- a/src/google/protobuf/compiler/java/java_features.pb.h
+++ b/src/google/protobuf/compiler/java/java_features.pb.h
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 // Generated by the protocol buffer compiler.  DO NOT EDIT!
 // NO CHECKED-IN PROTOBUF GENCODE
 // source: google/protobuf/compiler/java/java_features.proto
-// Protobuf C++ Version: 5.28.0-dev
+// Protobuf C++ Version: 5.28.0-rc1
 
 #ifndef GOOGLE_PROTOBUF_INCLUDED_google_2fprotobuf_2fcompiler_2fjava_2fjava_5ffeatures_2eproto_2epb_2eh
 #define GOOGLE_PROTOBUF_INCLUDED_google_2fprotobuf_2fcompiler_2fjava_2fjava_5ffeatures_2eproto_2epb_2eh
diff --git a/src/google/protobuf/compiler/plugin.pb.cc b/src/google/protobuf/compiler/plugin.pb.cc
index 3320a3b..c597361 100644
--- a/src/google/protobuf/compiler/plugin.pb.cc
+++ b/src/google/protobuf/compiler/plugin.pb.cc
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 // Generated by the protocol buffer compiler.  DO NOT EDIT!
 // NO CHECKED-IN PROTOBUF GENCODE
 // source: google/protobuf/compiler/plugin.proto
-// Protobuf C++ Version: 5.28.0-dev
+// Protobuf C++ Version: 5.28.0-rc1
 
 #include "google/protobuf/compiler/plugin.pb.h"
 
diff --git a/src/google/protobuf/compiler/plugin.pb.h b/src/google/protobuf/compiler/plugin.pb.h
index 3ffa5ff..bac6825 100644
--- a/src/google/protobuf/compiler/plugin.pb.h
+++ b/src/google/protobuf/compiler/plugin.pb.h
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 // Generated by the protocol buffer compiler.  DO NOT EDIT!
 // NO CHECKED-IN PROTOBUF GENCODE
 // source: google/protobuf/compiler/plugin.proto
-// Protobuf C++ Version: 5.28.0-dev
+// Protobuf C++ Version: 5.28.0-rc1
 
 #ifndef GOOGLE_PROTOBUF_INCLUDED_google_2fprotobuf_2fcompiler_2fplugin_2eproto_2epb_2eh
 #define GOOGLE_PROTOBUF_INCLUDED_google_2fprotobuf_2fcompiler_2fplugin_2eproto_2epb_2eh
diff --git a/src/google/protobuf/compiler/versions.h b/src/google/protobuf/compiler/versions.h
index dfa543d..9077bf8 100644
--- a/src/google/protobuf/compiler/versions.h
+++ b/src/google/protobuf/compiler/versions.h
@@ -53,9 +53,9 @@
 //
 // Please avoid changing them manually, as they should be updated automatically
 // by Protobuf release process.
-#define PROTOBUF_CPP_VERSION_STRING "5.28.0-dev"
-#define PROTOBUF_JAVA_VERSION_STRING "4.28.0-dev"
-#define PROTOBUF_PYTHON_VERSION_STRING "5.28.0-dev"
+#define PROTOBUF_CPP_VERSION_STRING "5.28.0-rc1"
+#define PROTOBUF_JAVA_VERSION_STRING "4.28.0-rc1"
+#define PROTOBUF_PYTHON_VERSION_STRING "5.28.0-rc1"
 
 
 namespace google {
diff --git a/src/google/protobuf/cpp_features.pb.cc b/src/google/protobuf/cpp_features.pb.cc
index 037da6b..e91a640 100644
--- a/src/google/protobuf/cpp_features.pb.cc
+++ b/src/google/protobuf/cpp_features.pb.cc
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 // Generated by the protocol buffer compiler.  DO NOT EDIT!
 // NO CHECKED-IN PROTOBUF GENCODE
 // source: google/protobuf/cpp_features.proto
-// Protobuf C++ Version: 5.28.0-dev
+// Protobuf C++ Version: 5.28.0-rc1
 
 #include "google/protobuf/cpp_features.pb.h"
 
diff --git a/src/google/protobuf/cpp_features.pb.h b/src/google/protobuf/cpp_features.pb.h
index 180a90d..a317290 100644
--- a/src/google/protobuf/cpp_features.pb.h
+++ b/src/google/protobuf/cpp_features.pb.h
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 // Generated by the protocol buffer compiler.  DO NOT EDIT!
 // NO CHECKED-IN PROTOBUF GENCODE
 // source: google/protobuf/cpp_features.proto
-// Protobuf C++ Version: 5.28.0-dev
+// Protobuf C++ Version: 5.28.0-rc1
 
 #ifndef GOOGLE_PROTOBUF_INCLUDED_google_2fprotobuf_2fcpp_5ffeatures_2eproto_2epb_2eh
 #define GOOGLE_PROTOBUF_INCLUDED_google_2fprotobuf_2fcpp_5ffeatures_2eproto_2epb_2eh
diff --git a/src/google/protobuf/descriptor.pb.cc b/src/google/protobuf/descriptor.pb.cc
index d934fd2..663653f 100644
--- a/src/google/protobuf/descriptor.pb.cc
+++ b/src/google/protobuf/descriptor.pb.cc
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 // Generated by the protocol buffer compiler.  DO NOT EDIT!
 // NO CHECKED-IN PROTOBUF GENCODE
 // source: google/protobuf/descriptor.proto
-// Protobuf C++ Version: 5.28.0-dev
+// Protobuf C++ Version: 5.28.0-rc1
 
 #include "google/protobuf/descriptor.pb.h"
 
diff --git a/src/google/protobuf/descriptor.pb.h b/src/google/protobuf/descriptor.pb.h
index 3c00710..8635bb6 100644
--- a/src/google/protobuf/descriptor.pb.h
+++ b/src/google/protobuf/descriptor.pb.h
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 // Generated by the protocol buffer compiler.  DO NOT EDIT!
 // NO CHECKED-IN PROTOBUF GENCODE
 // source: google/protobuf/descriptor.proto
-// Protobuf C++ Version: 5.28.0-dev
+// Protobuf C++ Version: 5.28.0-rc1
 
 #ifndef GOOGLE_PROTOBUF_INCLUDED_google_2fprotobuf_2fdescriptor_2eproto_2epb_2eh
 #define GOOGLE_PROTOBUF_INCLUDED_google_2fprotobuf_2fdescriptor_2eproto_2epb_2eh
diff --git a/src/google/protobuf/duration.pb.cc b/src/google/protobuf/duration.pb.cc
index db186b2..88e10bb 100644
--- a/src/google/protobuf/duration.pb.cc
+++ b/src/google/protobuf/duration.pb.cc
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 // Generated by the protocol buffer compiler.  DO NOT EDIT!
 // NO CHECKED-IN PROTOBUF GENCODE
 // source: google/protobuf/duration.proto
-// Protobuf C++ Version: 5.28.0-dev
+// Protobuf C++ Version: 5.28.0-rc1
 
 #include "google/protobuf/duration.pb.h"
 
diff --git a/src/google/protobuf/duration.pb.h b/src/google/protobuf/duration.pb.h
index 569c9d8..db06794 100644
--- a/src/google/protobuf/duration.pb.h
+++ b/src/google/protobuf/duration.pb.h
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 // Generated by the protocol buffer compiler.  DO NOT EDIT!
 // NO CHECKED-IN PROTOBUF GENCODE
 // source: google/protobuf/duration.proto
-// Protobuf C++ Version: 5.28.0-dev
+// Protobuf C++ Version: 5.28.0-rc1
 
 #ifndef GOOGLE_PROTOBUF_INCLUDED_google_2fprotobuf_2fduration_2eproto_2epb_2eh
 #define GOOGLE_PROTOBUF_INCLUDED_google_2fprotobuf_2fduration_2eproto_2epb_2eh
diff --git a/src/google/protobuf/empty.pb.cc b/src/google/protobuf/empty.pb.cc
index 2331e41..0d5c975 100644
--- a/src/google/protobuf/empty.pb.cc
+++ b/src/google/protobuf/empty.pb.cc
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 // Generated by the protocol buffer compiler.  DO NOT EDIT!
 // NO CHECKED-IN PROTOBUF GENCODE
 // source: google/protobuf/empty.proto
-// Protobuf C++ Version: 5.28.0-dev
+// Protobuf C++ Version: 5.28.0-rc1
 
 #include "google/protobuf/empty.pb.h"
 
diff --git a/src/google/protobuf/empty.pb.h b/src/google/protobuf/empty.pb.h
index 9a6f767..7d7ba66 100644
--- a/src/google/protobuf/empty.pb.h
+++ b/src/google/protobuf/empty.pb.h
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 // Generated by the protocol buffer compiler.  DO NOT EDIT!
 // NO CHECKED-IN PROTOBUF GENCODE
 // source: google/protobuf/empty.proto
-// Protobuf C++ Version: 5.28.0-dev
+// Protobuf C++ Version: 5.28.0-rc1
 
 #ifndef GOOGLE_PROTOBUF_INCLUDED_google_2fprotobuf_2fempty_2eproto_2epb_2eh
 #define GOOGLE_PROTOBUF_INCLUDED_google_2fprotobuf_2fempty_2eproto_2epb_2eh
diff --git a/src/google/protobuf/field_mask.pb.cc b/src/google/protobuf/field_mask.pb.cc
index 4ed647c..15dfd54 100644
--- a/src/google/protobuf/field_mask.pb.cc
+++ b/src/google/protobuf/field_mask.pb.cc
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 // Generated by the protocol buffer compiler.  DO NOT EDIT!
 // NO CHECKED-IN PROTOBUF GENCODE
 // source: google/protobuf/field_mask.proto
-// Protobuf C++ Version: 5.28.0-dev
+// Protobuf C++ Version: 5.28.0-rc1
 
 #include "google/protobuf/field_mask.pb.h"
 
diff --git a/src/google/protobuf/field_mask.pb.h b/src/google/protobuf/field_mask.pb.h
index 41fbf7a..0ab0a5b 100644
--- a/src/google/protobuf/field_mask.pb.h
+++ b/src/google/protobuf/field_mask.pb.h
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 // Generated by the protocol buffer compiler.  DO NOT EDIT!
 // NO CHECKED-IN PROTOBUF GENCODE
 // source: google/protobuf/field_mask.proto
-// Protobuf C++ Version: 5.28.0-dev
+// Protobuf C++ Version: 5.28.0-rc1
 
 #ifndef GOOGLE_PROTOBUF_INCLUDED_google_2fprotobuf_2ffield_5fmask_2eproto_2epb_2eh
 #define GOOGLE_PROTOBUF_INCLUDED_google_2fprotobuf_2ffield_5fmask_2eproto_2epb_2eh
diff --git a/src/google/protobuf/runtime_version.h b/src/google/protobuf/runtime_version.h
index 9244839..3e337d8 100644
--- a/src/google/protobuf/runtime_version.h
+++ b/src/google/protobuf/runtime_version.h
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 
 // The OSS versions are not stripped to avoid merging conflicts.
 #define PROTOBUF_OSS_VERSION 5028000
-#define PROTOBUF_OSS_VERSION_SUFFIX "-dev"
+#define PROTOBUF_OSS_VERSION_SUFFIX "-rc1"
 
 #define PROTOBUF_VERSION PROTOBUF_OSS_VERSION
 #define PROTOBUF_VERSION_SUFFIX PROTOBUF_OSS_VERSION_SUFFIX
diff --git a/src/google/protobuf/source_context.pb.cc b/src/google/protobuf/source_context.pb.cc
index 0a0d49c..ee7f2c1 100644
--- a/src/google/protobuf/source_context.pb.cc
+++ b/src/google/protobuf/source_context.pb.cc
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 // Generated by the protocol buffer compiler.  DO NOT EDIT!
 // NO CHECKED-IN PROTOBUF GENCODE
 // source: google/protobuf/source_context.proto
-// Protobuf C++ Version: 5.28.0-dev
+// Protobuf C++ Version: 5.28.0-rc1
 
 #include "google/protobuf/source_context.pb.h"
 
diff --git a/src/google/protobuf/source_context.pb.h b/src/google/protobuf/source_context.pb.h
index 65e7c9c..472f643 100644
--- a/src/google/protobuf/source_context.pb.h
+++ b/src/google/protobuf/source_context.pb.h
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 // Generated by the protocol buffer compiler.  DO NOT EDIT!
 // NO CHECKED-IN PROTOBUF GENCODE
 // source: google/protobuf/source_context.proto
-// Protobuf C++ Version: 5.28.0-dev
+// Protobuf C++ Version: 5.28.0-rc1
 
 #ifndef GOOGLE_PROTOBUF_INCLUDED_google_2fprotobuf_2fsource_5fcontext_2eproto_2epb_2eh
 #define GOOGLE_PROTOBUF_INCLUDED_google_2fprotobuf_2fsource_5fcontext_2eproto_2epb_2eh
diff --git a/src/google/protobuf/struct.pb.cc b/src/google/protobuf/struct.pb.cc
index ec724a2..91cf508 100644
--- a/src/google/protobuf/struct.pb.cc
+++ b/src/google/protobuf/struct.pb.cc
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 // Generated by the protocol buffer compiler.  DO NOT EDIT!
 // NO CHECKED-IN PROTOBUF GENCODE
 // source: google/protobuf/struct.proto
-// Protobuf C++ Version: 5.28.0-dev
+// Protobuf C++ Version: 5.28.0-rc1
 
 #include "google/protobuf/struct.pb.h"
 
diff --git a/src/google/protobuf/struct.pb.h b/src/google/protobuf/struct.pb.h
index 5906ab8..ef4448b 100644
--- a/src/google/protobuf/struct.pb.h
+++ b/src/google/protobuf/struct.pb.h
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 // Generated by the protocol buffer compiler.  DO NOT EDIT!
 // NO CHECKED-IN PROTOBUF GENCODE
 // source: google/protobuf/struct.proto
-// Protobuf C++ Version: 5.28.0-dev
+// Protobuf C++ Version: 5.28.0-rc1
 
 #ifndef GOOGLE_PROTOBUF_INCLUDED_google_2fprotobuf_2fstruct_2eproto_2epb_2eh
 #define GOOGLE_PROTOBUF_INCLUDED_google_2fprotobuf_2fstruct_2eproto_2epb_2eh
diff --git a/src/google/protobuf/stubs/common.h b/src/google/protobuf/stubs/common.h
index 637b889..eff52bd 100644
--- a/src/google/protobuf/stubs/common.h
+++ b/src/google/protobuf/stubs/common.h
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
 #define GOOGLE_PROTOBUF_VERSION 5028000
 
 // A suffix string for alpha, beta or rc releases. Empty for stable releases.
-#define GOOGLE_PROTOBUF_VERSION_SUFFIX "-dev"
+#define GOOGLE_PROTOBUF_VERSION_SUFFIX "-rc1"
 
 // Verifies that the protobuf version a program was compiled with matches what
 // it is linked/running with. Use the macro below to call this function.
diff --git a/src/google/protobuf/timestamp.pb.cc b/src/google/protobuf/timestamp.pb.cc
index df90f6b..597b512 100644
--- a/src/google/protobuf/timestamp.pb.cc
+++ b/src/google/protobuf/timestamp.pb.cc
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 // Generated by the protocol buffer compiler.  DO NOT EDIT!
 // NO CHECKED-IN PROTOBUF GENCODE
 // source: google/protobuf/timestamp.proto
-// Protobuf C++ Version: 5.28.0-dev
+// Protobuf C++ Version: 5.28.0-rc1
 
 #include "google/protobuf/timestamp.pb.h"
 
diff --git a/src/google/protobuf/timestamp.pb.h b/src/google/protobuf/timestamp.pb.h
index fc33f27..dbee65f 100644
--- a/src/google/protobuf/timestamp.pb.h
+++ b/src/google/protobuf/timestamp.pb.h
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 // Generated by the protocol buffer compiler.  DO NOT EDIT!
 // NO CHECKED-IN PROTOBUF GENCODE
 // source: google/protobuf/timestamp.proto
-// Protobuf C++ Version: 5.28.0-dev
+// Protobuf C++ Version: 5.28.0-rc1
 
 #ifndef GOOGLE_PROTOBUF_INCLUDED_google_2fprotobuf_2ftimestamp_2eproto_2epb_2eh
 #define GOOGLE_PROTOBUF_INCLUDED_google_2fprotobuf_2ftimestamp_2eproto_2epb_2eh
diff --git a/src/google/protobuf/type.pb.cc b/src/google/protobuf/type.pb.cc
index fd91b84..2e3109a 100644
--- a/src/google/protobuf/type.pb.cc
+++ b/src/google/protobuf/type.pb.cc
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 // Generated by the protocol buffer compiler.  DO NOT EDIT!
 // NO CHECKED-IN PROTOBUF GENCODE
 // source: google/protobuf/type.proto
-// Protobuf C++ Version: 5.28.0-dev
+// Protobuf C++ Version: 5.28.0-rc1
 
 #include "google/protobuf/type.pb.h"
 
diff --git a/src/google/protobuf/type.pb.h b/src/google/protobuf/type.pb.h
index 49179c9..1983c2d 100644
--- a/src/google/protobuf/type.pb.h
+++ b/src/google/protobuf/type.pb.h
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 // Generated by the protocol buffer compiler.  DO NOT EDIT!
 // NO CHECKED-IN PROTOBUF GENCODE
 // source: google/protobuf/type.proto
-// Protobuf C++ Version: 5.28.0-dev
+// Protobuf C++ Version: 5.28.0-rc1
 
 #ifndef GOOGLE_PROTOBUF_INCLUDED_google_2fprotobuf_2ftype_2eproto_2epb_2eh
 #define GOOGLE_PROTOBUF_INCLUDED_google_2fprotobuf_2ftype_2eproto_2epb_2eh
diff --git a/src/google/protobuf/wrappers.pb.cc b/src/google/protobuf/wrappers.pb.cc
index 106aa16..0786a9a 100644
--- a/src/google/protobuf/wrappers.pb.cc
+++ b/src/google/protobuf/wrappers.pb.cc
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 // Generated by the protocol buffer compiler.  DO NOT EDIT!
 // NO CHECKED-IN PROTOBUF GENCODE
 // source: google/protobuf/wrappers.proto
-// Protobuf C++ Version: 5.28.0-dev
+// Protobuf C++ Version: 5.28.0-rc1
 
 #include "google/protobuf/wrappers.pb.h"
 
diff --git a/src/google/protobuf/wrappers.pb.h b/src/google/protobuf/wrappers.pb.h
index 2b03bb8..c26ef1e 100644
--- a/src/google/protobuf/wrappers.pb.h
+++ b/src/google/protobuf/wrappers.pb.h
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 // Generated by the protocol buffer compiler.  DO NOT EDIT!
 // NO CHECKED-IN PROTOBUF GENCODE
 // source: google/protobuf/wrappers.proto
-// Protobuf C++ Version: 5.28.0-dev
+// Protobuf C++ Version: 5.28.0-rc1
 
 #ifndef GOOGLE_PROTOBUF_INCLUDED_google_2fprotobuf_2fwrappers_2eproto_2epb_2eh
 #define GOOGLE_PROTOBUF_INCLUDED_google_2fprotobuf_2fwrappers_2eproto_2epb_2eh
diff --git a/version.json b/version.json
index 563bf50..edc1c3d 100644
--- a/version.json
+++ b/version.json
@@ -1,17 +1,17 @@
 {
-    "main": {
-        "protoc_version": "28-dev",
+    "28.x": {
+        "protoc_version": "28.0-rc1",
         "lts": false,
-        "date": "2024-04-17",
+        "date": "2024-07-11",
         "languages": {
-            "cpp": "5.28-dev",
-            "csharp": "3.28-dev",
-            "java": "4.28-dev",
-            "javascript": "3.28-dev",
-            "objectivec": "3.28-dev",
-            "php": "4.28-dev",
-            "python": "5.28-dev",
-            "ruby": "4.28-dev"
+            "cpp": "5.28.0-rc1",
+            "csharp": "3.28.0-rc1",
+            "java": "4.28.0-rc1",
+            "javascript": "3.28.0-rc1",
+            "objectivec": "3.28.0-rc1",
+            "php": "4.28.0-rc1",
+            "python": "5.28.0-rc1",
+            "ruby": "4.28.0-rc1"
         }
     }
 }
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