diff --git a/docs/Users_Guide/release-notes.rst b/docs/Users_Guide/release-notes.rst
index e62acc08..4cb222f3 100644
--- a/docs/Users_Guide/release-notes.rst
+++ b/docs/Users_Guide/release-notes.rst
@@ -8,6 +8,26 @@ describes the bugfix, enhancement, or new feature: `METcalcpy GitHub issues. <ht
 METcalcpy Release Notes
 =======================
 
+METcalcpy Velsion 3.0.0-rc1 release notes (20241113)
+----------------------------------------------------
+
+  .. dropdown:: New Functionality
+
+     None
+
+  .. dropdown:: Enhancements
+
+     None
+
+  .. dropdown:: Internal
+
+     None
+
+  .. dropdown:: Bugfixes
+
+     None
+
+
 METcalcpy Velsion 3.0.0-beta6 release notes (20241018)
 ------------------------------------------------------
 
diff --git a/docs/Users_Guide/vertical_interpolation.rst b/docs/Users_Guide/vertical_interpolation.rst
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
diff --git a/docs/conf.py b/docs/conf.py
index 06e02143..66619627 100644
--- a/docs/conf.py
+++ b/docs/conf.py
@@ -22,11 +22,11 @@
 copyright = '2024, NCAR'
 author = 'UCAR/NCAR, NOAA, CSU/CIRA, and CU/CIRES'
 author_list = 'Fisher, H., C. Kalb, D. Adriaansen, D. Fillmore, M. Win-Gildenmeister, T. Burek, M. Smith, and T. Jensen'
-version = '3.0.0-rc1-dev'
+version = '3.0.0-rc1'
 verinfo = version
 release = f'{version}'
 release_year = '2024'
-release_date = f'{release_year}-10-18'
+release_date = f'{release_year}-11-13'
 copyright = f'{release_year}, {author}'
 
 # if set, adds "Last updated on " followed by
diff --git a/docs/version b/docs/version
index 027719f3..d508d7ba 100644
--- a/docs/version
+++ b/docs/version
@@ -1 +1 @@
-__version__="3.0.0-rc1-dev"
\ No newline at end of file
+__version__="3.0.0-rc1"
\ No newline at end of file