diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index aff7d76738..8508a67124 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -724,7 +724,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "ant-build-info"
-version = "0.1.19"
+version = "0.1.20-rc.1"
 dependencies = [
  "chrono",
  "tracing",
@@ -733,7 +733,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "ant-cli"
-version = "0.1.5"
+version = "0.1.6-rc.1"
 dependencies = [
  "ant-build-info",
  "ant-logging",
@@ -763,7 +763,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "ant-evm"
-version = "0.1.4"
+version = "0.1.5-rc.1"
 dependencies = [
  "custom_debug",
  "evmlib",
@@ -786,7 +786,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "ant-logging"
-version = "0.2.40"
+version = "0.2.41-rc.1"
 dependencies = [
  "chrono",
  "color-eyre",
@@ -811,7 +811,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "ant-metrics"
-version = "0.1.20"
+version = "0.1.21-rc.1"
 dependencies = [
  "clap",
  "color-eyre",
@@ -825,7 +825,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "ant-networking"
-version = "0.19.5"
+version = "0.19.6-rc.1"
 dependencies = [
  "aes-gcm-siv",
  "ant-build-info",
@@ -872,7 +872,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "ant-node"
-version = "0.112.6"
+version = "0.112.7-rc.1"
 dependencies = [
  "ant-build-info",
  "ant-evm",
@@ -930,7 +930,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "ant-node-manager"
-version = "0.11.3"
+version = "0.11.4-rc.1"
 dependencies = [
  "ant-build-info",
  "ant-evm",
@@ -973,7 +973,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "ant-node-rpc-client"
-version = "0.6.36"
+version = "0.6.37-rc.1"
 dependencies = [
  "ant-build-info",
  "ant-logging",
@@ -998,7 +998,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "ant-peers-acquisition"
-version = "0.5.7"
+version = "0.5.8-rc.1"
 dependencies = [
  "ant-protocol",
  "clap",
@@ -1014,7 +1014,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "ant-protocol"
-version = "0.17.15"
+version = "0.17.16-rc.1"
 dependencies = [
  "ant-build-info",
  "ant-evm",
@@ -1044,7 +1044,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "ant-registers"
-version = "0.4.3"
+version = "0.4.4-rc.1"
 dependencies = [
  "blsttc",
  "crdts",
@@ -1080,7 +1080,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "ant-service-management"
-version = "0.4.3"
+version = "0.4.4-rc.1"
 dependencies = [
  "ant-evm",
  "ant-logging",
@@ -1106,7 +1106,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "ant-token-supplies"
-version = "0.1.58"
+version = "0.1.59-rc.1"
 dependencies = [
  "dirs-next",
  "reqwest 0.11.27",
@@ -1496,7 +1496,7 @@ checksum = "ace50bade8e6234aa140d9a2f552bbee1db4d353f69b8217bc503490fc1a9f26"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "autonomi"
-version = "0.2.4"
+version = "0.3.0-rc.1"
 dependencies = [
  "alloy",
  "ant-evm",
@@ -3236,7 +3236,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "evm-testnet"
-version = "0.1.4"
+version = "0.1.5-rc.1"
 dependencies = [
  "ant-evm",
  "clap",
@@ -3247,7 +3247,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "evmlib"
-version = "0.1.4"
+version = "0.1.5-rc.1"
 dependencies = [
  "alloy",
  "dirs-next",
@@ -6094,7 +6094,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "nat-detection"
-version = "0.2.11"
+version = "0.2.12-rc.1"
 dependencies = [
  "ant-build-info",
  "ant-networking",
@@ -6199,7 +6199,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "node-launchpad"
-version = "0.4.5"
+version = "0.5.0-rc.1"
 dependencies = [
  "ant-build-info",
  "ant-evm",
@@ -9084,7 +9084,7 @@ checksum = "3369f5ac52d5eb6ab48c6b4ffdc8efbcad6b89c765749064ba298f2c68a16a76"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "test-utils"
-version = "0.4.11"
+version = "0.4.12-rc.1"
 dependencies = [
  "ant-peers-acquisition",
  "bytes",
diff --git a/ant-build-info/Cargo.toml b/ant-build-info/Cargo.toml
index 045ae93c4f..38e9f48d6d 100644
--- a/ant-build-info/Cargo.toml
+++ b/ant-build-info/Cargo.toml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ license = "GPL-3.0"
 name = "ant-build-info"
 readme = "README.md"
 repository = "https://github.com/maidsafe/autonomi"
-version = "0.1.19"
+version = "0.1.20-rc.1"
 build = "build.rs"
 include = ["Cargo.toml", "src/**/*", "build.rs"]
 
diff --git a/ant-build-info/src/release_info.rs b/ant-build-info/src/release_info.rs
index c79a7039a7..fff5245a43 100644
--- a/ant-build-info/src/release_info.rs
+++ b/ant-build-info/src/release_info.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 pub const RELEASE_YEAR: &str = "2024";
-pub const RELEASE_MONTH: &str = "11";
+pub const RELEASE_MONTH: &str = "12";
 pub const RELEASE_CYCLE: &str = "1";
-pub const RELEASE_CYCLE_COUNTER: &str = "6";
+pub const RELEASE_CYCLE_COUNTER: &str = "1";
diff --git a/ant-cli/Cargo.toml b/ant-cli/Cargo.toml
index 7f1983fcfa..72957480a8 100644
--- a/ant-cli/Cargo.toml
+++ b/ant-cli/Cargo.toml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ authors = ["MaidSafe Developers <dev@maidsafe.net>"]
 name = "ant-cli"
 description = "CLI client for the Autonomi network"
 license = "GPL-3.0"
-version = "0.1.5"
+version = "0.1.6-rc.1"
 edition = "2021"
 homepage = "https://maidsafe.net"
 readme = "README.md"
@@ -25,10 +25,10 @@ name = "files"
 harness = false
 
 [dependencies]
-ant-build-info = { path = "../ant-build-info", version = "0.1.19" }
-ant-logging = { path = "../ant-logging", version = "0.2.40" }
-ant-peers-acquisition = { path = "../ant-peers-acquisition", version = "0.5.7" }
-autonomi = { path = "../autonomi", version = "0.2.4", features = [
+ant-build-info = { path = "../ant-build-info", version = "0.1.20-rc.1" }
+ant-logging = { path = "../ant-logging", version = "0.2.41-rc.1" }
+ant-peers-acquisition = { path = "../ant-peers-acquisition", version = "0.5.8-rc.1" }
+autonomi = { path = "../autonomi", version = "0.3.0-rc.1", features = [
     "data",
     "fs",
     "vault",
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ tracing = { version = "~0.1.26" }
 walkdir = "2.5.0"
 
 [dev-dependencies]
-autonomi = { path = "../autonomi", version = "0.2.4", features = [
+autonomi = { path = "../autonomi", version = "0.3.0-rc.1", features = [
     "data",
     "fs",
 ]}
diff --git a/ant-evm/Cargo.toml b/ant-evm/Cargo.toml
index e151b2cacf..dbb6b57dc5 100644
--- a/ant-evm/Cargo.toml
+++ b/ant-evm/Cargo.toml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ license = "GPL-3.0"
 name = "ant-evm"
 readme = "README.md"
 repository = "https://github.com/maidsafe/autonomi"
-version = "0.1.4"
+version = "0.1.5-rc.1"
 
 [features]
 local = ["evmlib/local"]
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ test-utils = []
 
 [dependencies]
 custom_debug = "~0.6.1"
-evmlib = { path = "../evmlib", version = "0.1.4" }
+evmlib = { path = "../evmlib", version = "0.1.5-rc.1" }
 hex = "~0.4.3"
 lazy_static = "~1.4.0"
 libp2p = { git = "https://github.com/maqi/rust-libp2p.git", branch = "kad_0.46.2", features = ["identify", "kad"] }
diff --git a/ant-logging/Cargo.toml b/ant-logging/Cargo.toml
index d923329bca..3bd5260da8 100644
--- a/ant-logging/Cargo.toml
+++ b/ant-logging/Cargo.toml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ license = "GPL-3.0"
 name = "ant-logging"
 readme = "README.md"
 repository = "https://github.com/maidsafe/autonomi"
-version = "0.2.40"
+version = "0.2.41-rc.1"
 
 [dependencies]
 chrono = "~0.4.19"
diff --git a/ant-metrics/Cargo.toml b/ant-metrics/Cargo.toml
index 45efbc4eea..30f95709b2 100644
--- a/ant-metrics/Cargo.toml
+++ b/ant-metrics/Cargo.toml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ license = "GPL-3.0"
 name = "ant-metrics"
 readme = "README.md"
 repository = "https://github.com/maidsafe/autonomi"
-version = "0.1.20"
+version = "0.1.21-rc.1"
 
 [[bin]]
 path = "src/main.rs"
diff --git a/ant-networking/Cargo.toml b/ant-networking/Cargo.toml
index 98613fabf8..b34e0c7fa7 100644
--- a/ant-networking/Cargo.toml
+++ b/ant-networking/Cargo.toml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ license = "GPL-3.0"
 name = "ant-networking"
 readme = "README.md"
 repository = "https://github.com/maidsafe/autonomi"
-version = "0.19.5"
+version = "0.19.6-rc.1"
 
 [features]
 default = []
@@ -21,10 +21,10 @@ websockets = ["libp2p/tcp"]
 
 [dependencies]
 aes-gcm-siv = "0.11.1"
-ant-build-info = { path = "../ant-build-info", version = "0.1.19" }
-ant-evm = { path = "../ant-evm", version = "0.1.4" }
-ant-protocol = { path = "../ant-protocol", version = "0.17.15" }
-ant-registers = { path = "../ant-registers", version = "0.4.3" }
+ant-build-info = { path = "../ant-build-info", version = "0.1.20-rc.1" }
+ant-evm = { path = "../ant-evm", version = "0.1.5-rc.1" }
+ant-protocol = { path = "../ant-protocol", version = "0.17.16-rc.1" }
+ant-registers = { path = "../ant-registers", version = "0.4.4-rc.1" }
 async-trait = "0.1"
 bytes = { version = "1.0.1", features = ["serde"] }
 custom_debug = "~0.6.1"
diff --git a/ant-node-manager/Cargo.toml b/ant-node-manager/Cargo.toml
index 94857697b6..502c844842 100644
--- a/ant-node-manager/Cargo.toml
+++ b/ant-node-manager/Cargo.toml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ license = "GPL-3.0"
 name = "ant-node-manager"
 readme = "README.md"
 repository = "https://github.com/maidsafe/autonomi"
-version = "0.11.3"
+version = "0.11.4-rc.1"
 
 [[bin]]
 name = "antctl"
@@ -31,13 +31,13 @@ tcp = []
 websockets = []
 
 [dependencies]
-ant-build-info = { path = "../ant-build-info", version = "0.1.19" }
-ant-evm = { path = "../ant-evm", version = "0.1.4" }
-ant-logging = { path = "../ant-logging", version = "0.2.40" }
-ant-peers-acquisition = { path = "../ant-peers-acquisition", version = "0.5.7" }
-ant-protocol = { path = "../ant-protocol", version = "0.17.15" }
+ant-build-info = { path = "../ant-build-info", version = "0.1.20-rc.1" }
+ant-evm = { path = "../ant-evm", version = "0.1.5-rc.1" }
+ant-logging = { path = "../ant-logging", version = "0.2.41-rc.1" }
+ant-peers-acquisition = { path = "../ant-peers-acquisition", version = "0.5.8-rc.1" }
+ant-protocol = { path = "../ant-protocol", version = "0.17.16-rc.1" }
 ant-releases = { git = "https://github.com/jacderida/ant-releases.git", branch = "chore-rename_binaries" }
-ant-service-management = { path = "../ant-service-management", version = "0.4.3" }
+ant-service-management = { path = "../ant-service-management", version = "0.4.4-rc.1" }
 chrono = "~0.4.19"
 clap = { version = "4.4.6", features = ["derive", "env"] }
 colored = "2.0.4"
diff --git a/ant-node-rpc-client/Cargo.toml b/ant-node-rpc-client/Cargo.toml
index 057ed08492..c072fd802b 100644
--- a/ant-node-rpc-client/Cargo.toml
+++ b/ant-node-rpc-client/Cargo.toml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ license = "GPL-3.0"
 name = "ant-node-rpc-client"
 readme = "README.md"
 repository = "https://github.com/maidsafe/autonomi"
-version = "0.6.36"
+version = "0.6.37-rc.1"
 
 [[bin]]
 name = "antnode_rpc_client"
@@ -17,12 +17,12 @@ path = "src/main.rs"
 nightly = []
 
 [dependencies]
-ant-build-info = { path = "../ant-build-info", version = "0.1.19" }
-ant-logging = { path = "../ant-logging", version = "0.2.40" }
-ant-peers-acquisition = { path = "../ant-peers-acquisition", version = "0.5.7" }
-ant-protocol = { path = "../ant-protocol", version = "0.17.15", features=["rpc"] }
-ant-node = { path = "../ant-node", version = "0.112.6" }
-ant-service-management = { path = "../ant-service-management", version = "0.4.3" }
+ant-build-info = { path = "../ant-build-info", version = "0.1.20-rc.1" }
+ant-logging = { path = "../ant-logging", version = "0.2.41-rc.1" }
+ant-peers-acquisition = { path = "../ant-peers-acquisition", version = "0.5.8-rc.1" }
+ant-protocol = { path = "../ant-protocol", version = "0.17.16-rc.1", features=["rpc"] }
+ant-node = { path = "../ant-node", version = "0.112.7-rc.1" }
+ant-service-management = { path = "../ant-service-management", version = "0.4.4-rc.1" }
 async-trait = "0.1"
 bls = { package = "blsttc", version = "8.0.1" }
 clap = { version = "4.2.1", features = ["derive"] }
diff --git a/ant-node/Cargo.toml b/ant-node/Cargo.toml
index a1a5700b64..4a7696aba2 100644
--- a/ant-node/Cargo.toml
+++ b/ant-node/Cargo.toml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 authors = ["MaidSafe Developers <dev@maidsafe.net>"]
 description = "The Autonomi node binary"
 name = "ant-node"
-version = "0.112.6"
+version = "0.112.7-rc.1"
 edition = "2021"
 license = "GPL-3.0"
 homepage = "https://maidsafe.net"
@@ -28,14 +28,14 @@ upnp = ["ant-networking/upnp"]
 websockets = ["ant-networking/websockets"]
 
 [dependencies]
-ant-build-info = { path = "../ant-build-info", version = "0.1.19" }
-ant-evm = { path = "../ant-evm", version = "0.1.4" }
-ant-logging = { path = "../ant-logging", version = "0.2.40" }
-ant-networking = { path = "../ant-networking", version = "0.19.5" }
-ant-peers-acquisition = { path = "../ant-peers-acquisition", version = "0.5.7" }
-ant-protocol = { path = "../ant-protocol", version = "0.17.15" }
-ant-registers = { path = "../ant-registers", version = "0.4.3" }
-ant-service-management = { path = "../ant-service-management", version = "0.4.3" }
+ant-build-info = { path = "../ant-build-info", version = "0.1.20-rc.1" }
+ant-evm = { path = "../ant-evm", version = "0.1.5-rc.1" }
+ant-logging = { path = "../ant-logging", version = "0.2.41-rc.1" }
+ant-networking = { path = "../ant-networking", version = "0.19.6-rc.1" }
+ant-peers-acquisition = { path = "../ant-peers-acquisition", version = "0.5.8-rc.1" }
+ant-protocol = { path = "../ant-protocol", version = "0.17.16-rc.1" }
+ant-registers = { path = "../ant-registers", version = "0.4.4-rc.1" }
+ant-service-management = { path = "../ant-service-management", version = "0.4.4-rc.1" }
 async-trait = "0.1"
 bls = { package = "blsttc", version = "8.0.1" }
 bytes = { version = "1.0.1", features = ["serde"] }
@@ -85,10 +85,10 @@ walkdir = "~2.5.0"
 xor_name = "5.0.0"
 
 [dev-dependencies]
-ant-protocol = { path = "../ant-protocol", version = "0.17.15", features = ["rpc"]}
+ant-protocol = { path = "../ant-protocol", version = "0.17.16-rc.1", features = ["rpc"]}
 assert_fs = "1.0.0"
-evmlib = { path = "../evmlib", version = "0.1.4" }
-autonomi = { path = "../autonomi", version = "0.2.4", features = ["registers"] }
+evmlib = { path = "../evmlib", version = "0.1.5-rc.1" }
+autonomi = { path = "../autonomi", version = "0.3.0-rc.1", features = ["registers"] }
 reqwest = { version = "0.12.2", default-features = false, features = [
     "rustls-tls-manual-roots",
 ] }
diff --git a/ant-peers-acquisition/Cargo.toml b/ant-peers-acquisition/Cargo.toml
index 381f0e0388..091e17eb2d 100644
--- a/ant-peers-acquisition/Cargo.toml
+++ b/ant-peers-acquisition/Cargo.toml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ license = "GPL-3.0"
 name = "ant-peers-acquisition"
 readme = "README.md"
 repository = "https://github.com/maidsafe/autonomi"
-version = "0.5.7"
+version = "0.5.8-rc.1"
 
 [features]
 local = []
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ network-contacts = ["ant-protocol"]
 websockets = []
 
 [dependencies]
-ant-protocol = { path = "../ant-protocol", version = "0.17.15", optional = true}
+ant-protocol = { path = "../ant-protocol", version = "0.17.16-rc.1", optional = true}
 clap = { version = "4.2.1", features = ["derive", "env"] }
 lazy_static = "~1.4.0"
 libp2p = { git = "https://github.com/maqi/rust-libp2p.git", branch = "kad_0.46.2", features = [] }
diff --git a/ant-protocol/Cargo.toml b/ant-protocol/Cargo.toml
index 8812ec0c93..ee5f71e09b 100644
--- a/ant-protocol/Cargo.toml
+++ b/ant-protocol/Cargo.toml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ license = "GPL-3.0"
 name = "ant-protocol"
 readme = "README.md"
 repository = "https://github.com/maidsafe/autonomi"
-version = "0.17.15"
+version = "0.17.16-rc.1"
 
 [features]
 default = []
@@ -15,9 +15,9 @@ rpc=["tonic", "prost"]
 websockets=[]
 
 [dependencies]
-ant-build-info = { path = "../ant-build-info", version = "0.1.19" }
-ant-evm = { path = "../ant-evm", version = "0.1.4" }
-ant-registers = { path = "../ant-registers", version = "0.4.3" }
+ant-build-info = { path = "../ant-build-info", version = "0.1.20-rc.1" }
+ant-evm = { path = "../ant-evm", version = "0.1.5-rc.1" }
+ant-registers = { path = "../ant-registers", version = "0.4.4-rc.1" }
 bls = { package = "blsttc", version = "8.0.1" }
 bytes = { version = "1.0.1", features = ["serde"] }
 color-eyre = "0.6.2"
diff --git a/ant-registers/Cargo.toml b/ant-registers/Cargo.toml
index f7607a8398..5f992bccfe 100644
--- a/ant-registers/Cargo.toml
+++ b/ant-registers/Cargo.toml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ license = "GPL-3.0"
 name = "ant-registers"
 readme = "README.md"
 repository = "https://github.com/maidsafe/autonomi"
-version = "0.4.3"
+version = "0.4.4-rc.1"
 
 [features]
 test-utils = []
diff --git a/ant-service-management/Cargo.toml b/ant-service-management/Cargo.toml
index 88e6dd313f..f827ce329c 100644
--- a/ant-service-management/Cargo.toml
+++ b/ant-service-management/Cargo.toml
@@ -7,12 +7,12 @@ license = "GPL-3.0"
 name = "ant-service-management"
 readme = "README.md"
 repository = "https://github.com/maidsafe/autonomi"
-version = "0.4.3"
+version = "0.4.4-rc.1"
 
 [dependencies]
-ant-evm = { path = "../ant-evm", version = "0.1.4" }
-ant-logging = { path = "../ant-logging", version = "0.2.40" }
-ant-protocol = { path = "../ant-protocol", version = "0.17.15", features = ["rpc"] }
+ant-evm = { path = "../ant-evm", version = "0.1.5-rc.1" }
+ant-logging = { path = "../ant-logging", version = "0.2.41-rc.1" }
+ant-protocol = { path = "../ant-protocol", version = "0.17.16-rc.1", features = ["rpc"] }
 async-trait = "0.1"
 dirs-next = "2.0.0"
 libp2p = { git = "https://github.com/maqi/rust-libp2p.git", branch = "kad_0.46.2", features = ["kad"] }
diff --git a/ant-token-supplies/Cargo.toml b/ant-token-supplies/Cargo.toml
index abacf83744..dfda3e1bb1 100644
--- a/ant-token-supplies/Cargo.toml
+++ b/ant-token-supplies/Cargo.toml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ license = "GPL-3.0"
 name = "ant-token-supplies"
 readme = "README.md"
 repository = "https://github.com/maidsafe/autonomi"
-version = "0.1.58"
+version = "0.1.59-rc.1"
 
 
 [dependencies]
diff --git a/autonomi/Cargo.toml b/autonomi/Cargo.toml
index 88d61c711a..1339931097 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 = "0.2.4"
+version = "0.3.0-rc.1"
 edition = "2021"
 homepage = "https://maidsafe.net"
 readme = "README.md"
@@ -27,11 +27,11 @@ vault = ["data", "registers"]
 websockets = ["ant-networking/websockets"]
 
 [dependencies]
-ant-evm = { path = "../ant-evm", version = "0.1.4" }
-ant-networking = { path = "../ant-networking", version = "0.19.5" }
-ant-peers-acquisition = { path = "../ant-peers-acquisition", version = "0.5.7" }
-ant-protocol = { version = "0.17.15", path = "../ant-protocol" }
-ant-registers = { path = "../ant-registers", version = "0.4.3" }
+ant-evm = { path = "../ant-evm", version = "0.1.5-rc.1" }
+ant-networking = { path = "../ant-networking", version = "0.19.6-rc.1" }
+ant-peers-acquisition = { path = "../ant-peers-acquisition", version = "0.5.8-rc.1" }
+ant-protocol = { version = "0.17.16-rc.1", path = "../ant-protocol" }
+ant-registers = { path = "../ant-registers", version = "0.4.4-rc.1" }
 bip39 = "2.0.0"
 blst = "0.3.13"
 blstrs = "0.7.1"
@@ -62,8 +62,8 @@ xor_name = "5.0.0"
 
 [dev-dependencies]
 alloy = { version = "0.5.3", default-features = false, features = ["std", "reqwest-rustls-tls", "provider-anvil-node", "sol-types", "json", "signers", "contract", "signer-local", "network"] }
-ant-logging = { path = "../ant-logging", version = "0.2.40" }
-ant-peers-acquisition = { path = "../ant-peers-acquisition", version = "0.5.7" }
+ant-logging = { path = "../ant-logging", version = "0.2.41-rc.1" }
+ant-peers-acquisition = { path = "../ant-peers-acquisition", version = "0.5.8-rc.1" }
 eyre = "0.6.5"
 sha2 = "0.10.6"
 # Do not specify the version field. Release process expects even the local dev deps to be published.
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ wasm-bindgen-test = "0.3.43"
 
 [target.'cfg(target_arch = "wasm32")'.dependencies]
 console_error_panic_hook = "0.1.7"
-evmlib = { path = "../evmlib", version = "0.1.4", features = ["wasm-bindgen"] }
+evmlib = { path = "../evmlib", version = "0.1.5-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 42aaf737b6..1c675af511 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/autonomi"
-version = "0.1.4"
+version = "0.1.5-rc.1"
 
 [dependencies]
-ant-evm = { path = "../ant-evm", version = "0.1.4" }
+ant-evm = { path = "../ant-evm", version = "0.1.5-rc.1" }
 clap = { version = "4.5", features = ["derive"] }
 dirs-next = "~2.0.0"
-evmlib = { path = "../evmlib", version = "0.1.4" }
+evmlib = { path = "../evmlib", version = "0.1.5-rc.1" }
 tokio = { version = "1.40", features = ["rt-multi-thread", "signal"] }
 
 [lints]
diff --git a/evmlib/Cargo.toml b/evmlib/Cargo.toml
index cb567e24e3..4783af6a74 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 = "0.1.4"
+version = "0.1.5-rc.1"
 
 [features]
 wasm-bindgen = ["alloy/wasm-bindgen"]
diff --git a/nat-detection/Cargo.toml b/nat-detection/Cargo.toml
index f753247881..53508bfe15 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/autonomi"
-version = "0.2.11"
+version = "0.2.12-rc.1"
 
 [[bin]]
 name = "nat-detection"
@@ -17,9 +17,9 @@ path = "src/main.rs"
 nightly = []
 
 [dependencies]
-ant-build-info = { path = "../ant-build-info", version = "0.1.19" }
-ant-networking = { path = "../ant-networking", version = "0.19.5" }
-ant-protocol = { path = "../ant-protocol", version = "0.17.15" }
+ant-build-info = { path = "../ant-build-info", version = "0.1.20-rc.1" }
+ant-networking = { path = "../ant-networking", version = "0.19.6-rc.1" }
+ant-protocol = { path = "../ant-protocol", version = "0.17.16-rc.1" }
 clap = { version = "4.5.4", features = ["derive"] }
 clap-verbosity-flag = "2.2.0"
 color-eyre = { version = "0.6", default-features = false }
diff --git a/node-launchpad/Cargo.toml b/node-launchpad/Cargo.toml
index 4e488880a2..089e565d6c 100644
--- a/node-launchpad/Cargo.toml
+++ b/node-launchpad/Cargo.toml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 authors = ["MaidSafe Developers <dev@maidsafe.net>"]
 description = "TUI for running nodes on the Autonomi network"
 name = "node-launchpad"
-version = "0.4.5"
+version = "0.5.0-rc.1"
 edition = "2021"
 license = "GPL-3.0"
 homepage = "https://maidsafe.net"
@@ -18,13 +18,13 @@ path = "src/bin/tui/main.rs"
 nightly = []
 
 [dependencies]
-ant-build-info = { path = "../ant-build-info", version = "0.1.19" }
-ant-evm = { path = "../ant-evm", version = "0.1.4" }
-ant-node-manager = { version = "0.11.3", path = "../ant-node-manager" }
-ant-peers-acquisition = { version = "0.5.7", path = "../ant-peers-acquisition" }
-ant-protocol = { path = "../ant-protocol", version = "0.17.15" }
+ant-build-info = { path = "../ant-build-info", version = "0.1.20-rc.1" }
+ant-evm = { path = "../ant-evm", version = "0.1.5-rc.1" }
+ant-node-manager = { version = "0.11.4-rc.1", path = "../ant-node-manager" }
+ant-peers-acquisition = { version = "0.5.8-rc.1", path = "../ant-peers-acquisition" }
+ant-protocol = { path = "../ant-protocol", version = "0.17.16-rc.1" }
 ant-releases = { git = "https://github.com/jacderida/ant-releases.git", branch = "chore-rename_binaries" }
-ant-service-management = { version = "0.4.3", path = "../ant-service-management" }
+ant-service-management = { version = "0.4.4-rc.1", path = "../ant-service-management" }
 arboard = "3.4.1"
 atty = "0.2.14"
 better-panic = "0.3.0"
diff --git a/release-cycle-info b/release-cycle-info
index 0109aac6b2..6bbd008a74 100644
--- a/release-cycle-info
+++ b/release-cycle-info
@@ -13,6 +13,6 @@
 # Both of these numbers are used in the packaged version number, which is a collective version
 # number for all the released binaries.
 release-year: 2024
-release-month: 11
+release-month: 12
 release-cycle: 1
-release-cycle-counter: 6
+release-cycle-counter: 1
diff --git a/test-utils/Cargo.toml b/test-utils/Cargo.toml
index 4d05fbfbb3..485ce4468b 100644
--- a/test-utils/Cargo.toml
+++ b/test-utils/Cargo.toml
@@ -7,17 +7,17 @@ license = "GPL-3.0"
 name = "test-utils"
 readme = "README.md"
 repository = "https://github.com/maidsafe/safe_network"
-version = "0.4.11"
+version = "0.4.12-rc.1"
 
 [features]
 local = ["ant-peers-acquisition/local"]
 
 [dependencies]
-ant-peers-acquisition = { path = "../ant-peers-acquisition", version = "0.5.7" }
+ant-peers-acquisition = { path = "../ant-peers-acquisition", version = "0.5.8-rc.1" }
 bytes = { version = "1.0.1", features = ["serde"] }
 color-eyre = "~0.6.2"
 dirs-next = "~2.0.0"
-evmlib = { path = "../evmlib", version = "0.1.4" }
+evmlib = { path = "../evmlib", version = "0.1.5-rc.1" }
 libp2p = { git = "https://github.com/maqi/rust-libp2p.git", branch = "kad_0.46.2", features = ["identify", "kad"] }
 rand = "0.8.5"
 serde = { version = "1.0.133", features = ["derive"] }