diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 46ac7dfc..51de1c9d 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.1.0/),
 and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
-## [1.0.0-RC3] - TBA
+## [1.0.0-RC3] - 2025-01-21
 
 ### Changed
 
diff --git a/asyncapi-core/README.md b/asyncapi-core/README.md
index 8239b3af..022d95bf 100644
--- a/asyncapi-core/README.md
+++ b/asyncapi-core/README.md
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ which allows to use it in null-safety languages like `kotlin` without extra head
 <dependency>
   <groupId>com.asyncapi</groupId>
   <artifactId>asyncapi-core</artifactId>
-  <version>1.0.0-RC2</version>
+  <version>1.0.0-RC3</version>
 </dependency>
 ```