diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index b1af1d2a..b62e35bb 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "private": true,
-  "version": "3.0.0",
+  "version": "3.0.0-rc.1",
   "repository": "nuxt/bridge",
   "license": "MIT",
   "scripts": {
diff --git a/packages/bridge-schema/package.json b/packages/bridge-schema/package.json
index 81a0d13e..12060e72 100644
--- a/packages/bridge-schema/package.json
+++ b/packages/bridge-schema/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@nuxt/bridge-schema",
-  "version": "3.0.0",
+  "version": "3.0.0-rc.1",
   "repository": "nuxt/bridge",
   "license": "MIT",
   "type": "module",
diff --git a/packages/bridge/package.json b/packages/bridge/package.json
index ecdb5817..d21e4d94 100644
--- a/packages/bridge/package.json
+++ b/packages/bridge/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@nuxt/bridge",
-  "version": "3.0.0",
+  "version": "3.0.0-rc.1",
   "repository": "nuxt/bridge",
   "license": "MIT",
   "type": "module",
diff --git a/playground/package.json b/playground/package.json
index 28d90a37..235e79d4 100644
--- a/playground/package.json
+++ b/playground/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 {
   "name": "playground",
-  "version": "1.0.0",
   "private": true,
   "scripts": {
     "build": "nuxi build",