diff --git a/.github/workflows/integration-test.yml b/.github/workflows/integration-test.yml
index b75d901525..707395ea3a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/integration-test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/integration-test.yml
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ jobs:
           docker build -t opensearch-test:latest -f- . <<EOF
           FROM ubuntu:latest
           COPY --chown=1001:1001 os-ep.sh /docker-host/
-          COPY --chown=1001:1001 security/target/releases/opensearch-security-1.0.0.0-beta1.zip /docker-host/security-plugin.zip
+          COPY --chown=1001:1001 security/target/releases/opensearch-security-1.0.0.0-rc1.zip /docker-host/security-plugin.zip
           COPY --chown=1001:1001 opensearch* /opensearch/
           RUN chmod +x /docker-host/os-ep.sh
           RUN useradd -u 1001 -s /sbin/nologin opensearch
diff --git a/opensearch_dashboards.json b/opensearch_dashboards.json
index 7c5d774158..c567a53dda 100644
--- a/opensearch_dashboards.json
+++ b/opensearch_dashboards.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "id": "securityDashboards",
-  "version": "1.0.0.0-beta1",
+  "version": "1.0.0.0-rc1",
   "opensearchDashboardsVersion": "1.0.0",
   "configPath": ["opensearch_security"],
   "requiredPlugins": ["navigation"],
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 89057736e1..cd700f02f2 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 {
   "name": "opensearch-security-dashboards",
-  "version": "1.0.0.0-beta1",
+  "version": "1.0.0.0-rc1",
   "main": "target/plugins/opensearch_security_dashboards",
   "opensearchDashboards": {
-    "version": "1.0.0-beta1",
+    "version": "1.0.0-rc1",
     "templateVersion": "1.0.0"
   },
   "license": "Apache-2.0",
diff --git a/release-notes/opensearch-security-dashboards-plugin.release-notes-1.0.0.0-beta1.md b/release-notes/opensearch-security-dashboards-plugin.release-notes-1.0.0.0-beta1.md
index 61f17d3977..dc1a8ee87a 100644
--- a/release-notes/opensearch-security-dashboards-plugin.release-notes-1.0.0.0-beta1.md
+++ b/release-notes/opensearch-security-dashboards-plugin.release-notes-1.0.0.0-beta1.md
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-## Version 1.0.0.0-beta1
+## Version 1.0.0.0-rc1
 
 ### Enhancements
 * Save tenant selection by default and remove the checkbox [#725](https://github.com/opensearch-project/security-dashboards-plugin/pull/725)
diff --git a/release-notes/opensearch-security-dashboards-plugin.release-notes-1.0.0.0-rc1.md b/release-notes/opensearch-security-dashboards-plugin.release-notes-1.0.0.0-rc1.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..15d02e1459
--- /dev/null
+++ b/release-notes/opensearch-security-dashboards-plugin.release-notes-1.0.0.0-rc1.md
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+## Version 1.0.0.0-beta1
+
+### Enhancements
+* add svg content [#766](https://github.com/opensearch-project/security-dashboards-plugin/pull/766)
+* Changes regarding the anonymous auth flow [#768](https://github.com/opensearch-project/security-dashboards-plugin/pull/768)
+
+### Bug Fixes
+* Fixing JSON parsing in SAML for strings that contain '\' character [#749](https://github.com/opensearch-project/security-dashboards-plugin/pull/749)
+
+### Maintenance
+* move issue templates to ISSUE_TEMPLATE [#758](https://github.com/opensearch-project/security-dashboards-plugin/pull/758)
+* Update issue template with multiple labels [#756](https://github.com/opensearch-project/security-dashboards-plugin/pull/756)
+* Naming convention change in repo [#764](https://github.com/opensearch-project/security-dashboards-plugin/pull/764)
+* Point document links to opensearch.org [#763](https://github.com/opensearch-project/security-dashboards-plugin/pull/763)
+* Create release notes for rc-1 and Bump version to 1.0.0.0-rc1 [#771](https://github.com/opensearch-project/security-dashboards-plugin/pull/771)
+* Point OpenSearch Dashboards to to new back end APIs [#770](https://github.com/opensearch-project/security-dashboards-plugin/pull/770)
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