diff --git a/Protobuf.podspec b/Protobuf.podspec
index a05d4bb917..f657d3d331 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  = '3.8.0'
+  s.version  = '3.8.0-rc1'
   s.summary  = 'Protocol Buffers v.3 runtime library for Objective-C.'
   s.homepage = 'https://github.com/protocolbuffers/protobuf'
   s.license  = '3-Clause BSD License'
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 2f025b7ee1..777a932dcb 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ AC_PREREQ(2.59)
 # In the SVN trunk, the version should always be the next anticipated release
 # version with the "-pre" suffix.  (We used to use "-SNAPSHOT" but this pushed
 # the size of one file name in the dist tarfile over the 99-char limit.)
-AC_INIT([Protocol Buffers],[3.8.0],[protobuf@googlegroups.com],[protobuf])
+AC_INIT([Protocol Buffers],[3.8.0-rc-1],[protobuf@googlegroups.com],[protobuf])
 
 AM_MAINTAINER_MODE([enable])
 
diff --git a/csharp/Google.Protobuf.Tools.nuspec b/csharp/Google.Protobuf.Tools.nuspec
index ccb2dd2c41..3ff6eb6049 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>3.8.0</version>
+    <version>3.8.0-rc.1</version>
     <authors>Google Inc.</authors>
     <owners>protobuf-packages</owners>
     <licenseUrl>https://github.com/protocolbuffers/protobuf/blob/master/LICENSE</licenseUrl>
diff --git a/csharp/src/Google.Protobuf/Google.Protobuf.csproj b/csharp/src/Google.Protobuf/Google.Protobuf.csproj
index 5b292b1dc6..51bca41b15 100644
--- a/csharp/src/Google.Protobuf/Google.Protobuf.csproj
+++ b/csharp/src/Google.Protobuf/Google.Protobuf.csproj
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
     <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>3.8.0</VersionPrefix>
+    <VersionPrefix>3.8.0-rc.1</VersionPrefix>
     <LangVersion>6</LangVersion>
     <Authors>Google Inc.</Authors>
     <TargetFrameworks>netstandard1.0;netstandard2.0;net45</TargetFrameworks>
diff --git a/java/bom/pom.xml b/java/bom/pom.xml
index 9f09b91ab5..8c501bf19e 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>3.8.0</version>
+  <version>3.8.0-rc-1</version>
   <packaging>pom</packaging>
 
   <name>Protocol Buffers [BOM]</name>
diff --git a/java/core/pom.xml b/java/core/pom.xml
index 5a355b69bc..f05c06cc6e 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>3.8.0</version>
+    <version>3.8.0-rc-1</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>protobuf-java</artifactId>
diff --git a/java/pom.xml b/java/pom.xml
index b9b019347f..3822179acc 100644
--- a/java/pom.xml
+++ b/java/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
   <groupId>com.google.protobuf</groupId>
   <artifactId>protobuf-parent</artifactId>
-  <version>3.8.0</version>
+  <version>3.8.0-rc-1</version>
   <packaging>pom</packaging>
 
   <name>Protocol Buffers [Parent]</name>
diff --git a/java/util/pom.xml b/java/util/pom.xml
index b2d457b410..f446485e49 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>3.8.0</version>
+    <version>3.8.0-rc-1</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>protobuf-java-util</artifactId>
diff --git a/js/package.json b/js/package.json
index 5b3ab59e69..43228872ad 100644
--- a/js/package.json
+++ b/js/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "google-protobuf",
-  "version": "3.8.0",
+  "version": "3.8.0-rc.1",
   "description": "Protocol Buffers for JavaScript",
   "main": "google-protobuf.js",
   "files": [
diff --git a/php/ext/google/protobuf/package.xml b/php/ext/google/protobuf/package.xml
index a6e232b6bd..ed4eaaaef6 100644
--- a/php/ext/google/protobuf/package.xml
+++ b/php/ext/google/protobuf/package.xml
@@ -10,15 +10,15 @@
   <email>protobuf-opensource@google.com</email>
   <active>yes</active>
  </lead>
- <date>2019-05-21</date>
- <time>13:31:01</time>
+ <date>2019-04-23</date>
+ <time>16:14:52</time>
  <version>
-  <release>3.8.0</release>
+  <release>3.8.0RC1</release>
   <api>3.8.0</api>
  </version>
  <stability>
-  <release>stable</release>
-  <api>stable</api>
+  <release>beta</release>
+  <api>beta</api>
  </stability>
  <license uri="https://opensource.org/licenses/BSD-3-Clause">3-Clause BSD License</license>
  <notes>GA release.</notes>
@@ -332,19 +332,5 @@ G  A release.
    <license uri="https://opensource.org/licenses/BSD-3-Clause">3-Clause BSD License</license>
    <notes>GA release.</notes>
   </release>
-  <release>
-   <version>
-    <release>3.8.0</release>
-    <api>3.8.0</api>
-   </version>
-   <stability>
-    <release>stable</release>
-    <api>stable</api>
-   </stability>
-   <date>2019-05-21</date>
-   <time>13:31:01</time>
-   <license uri="https://opensource.org/licenses/BSD-3-Clause">3-Clause BSD License</license>
-   <notes>GA release.</notes>
-  </release>
  </changelog>
 </package>
diff --git a/php/ext/google/protobuf/protobuf.h b/php/ext/google/protobuf/protobuf.h
index 058337d97d..ca8d9872d2 100644
--- a/php/ext/google/protobuf/protobuf.h
+++ b/php/ext/google/protobuf/protobuf.h
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
 #include "upb.h"
 
 #define PHP_PROTOBUF_EXTNAME "protobuf"
-#define PHP_PROTOBUF_VERSION "3.8.0"
+#define PHP_PROTOBUF_VERSION "3.8.0RC1"
 
 #define MAX_LENGTH_OF_INT64 20
 #define SIZEOF_INT64 8
diff --git a/protoc-artifacts/pom.xml b/protoc-artifacts/pom.xml
index 68f12f5033..e23280a99d 100644
--- a/protoc-artifacts/pom.xml
+++ b/protoc-artifacts/pom.xml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
   </parent>
   <groupId>com.google.protobuf</groupId>
   <artifactId>protoc</artifactId>
-  <version>3.8.0</version>
+  <version>3.8.0-rc-1</version>
   <packaging>pom</packaging>
   <name>Protobuf Compiler</name>
   <description>
diff --git a/python/google/protobuf/__init__.py b/python/google/protobuf/__init__.py
index 92d2d81903..1d3518471a 100755
--- a/python/google/protobuf/__init__.py
+++ b/python/google/protobuf/__init__.py
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
 
 # Copyright 2007 Google Inc. All Rights Reserved.
 
-__version__ = '3.8.0'
+__version__ = '3.8.0rc1'
 
 if __name__ != '__main__':
   try:
diff --git a/ruby/google-protobuf.gemspec b/ruby/google-protobuf.gemspec
index 75db88ffeb..0f7cc0af7a 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     = "3.8.0"
+  s.version     = "3.8.0.rc.1"
   s.licenses    = ["BSD-3-Clause"]
   s.summary     = "Protocol Buffers"
   s.description = "Protocol Buffers are Google's data interchange format."