diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 3dd513cd151..b22b601d6cb 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -583,7 +583,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "beacon_node"
-version = "4.5.0"
+version = "4.6.0-rc.0"
 dependencies = [
  "beacon_chain",
  "clap",
@@ -805,7 +805,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "boot_node"
-version = "4.5.0"
+version = "4.6.0-rc.0"
 dependencies = [
  "beacon_node",
  "clap",
@@ -4015,7 +4015,7 @@ checksum = "830d08ce1d1d941e6b30645f1a0eb5643013d835ce3779a5fc208261dbe10f55"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "lcli"
-version = "4.5.0"
+version = "4.6.0-rc.0"
 dependencies = [
  "account_utils",
  "beacon_chain",
@@ -4603,7 +4603,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "lighthouse"
-version = "4.5.0"
+version = "4.6.0-rc.0"
 dependencies = [
  "account_manager",
  "account_utils",
diff --git a/beacon_node/Cargo.toml b/beacon_node/Cargo.toml
index 276faaecdd4..d6d7de8b8de 100644
--- a/beacon_node/Cargo.toml
+++ b/beacon_node/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "beacon_node"
-version = "4.5.0"
+version = "4.6.0-rc.0"
 authors = [
     "Paul Hauner <paul@paulhauner.com>",
     "Age Manning <Age@AgeManning.com",
diff --git a/boot_node/Cargo.toml b/boot_node/Cargo.toml
index 553c8ab8676..985c7661fd2 100644
--- a/boot_node/Cargo.toml
+++ b/boot_node/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "boot_node"
-version = "4.5.0"
+version = "4.6.0-rc.0"
 authors = ["Sigma Prime <contact@sigmaprime.io>"]
 edition = { workspace = true }
 
diff --git a/common/lighthouse_version/src/lib.rs b/common/lighthouse_version/src/lib.rs
index c31917e0405..db31826ecac 100644
--- a/common/lighthouse_version/src/lib.rs
+++ b/common/lighthouse_version/src/lib.rs
@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@ pub const VERSION: &str = git_version!(
         // NOTE: using --match instead of --exclude for compatibility with old Git
         "--match=thiswillnevermatchlol"
     ],
-    prefix = "Lighthouse/v4.5.0-",
-    fallback = "Lighthouse/v4.5.0"
+    prefix = "Lighthouse/v4.6.0-rc.0-",
+    fallback = "Lighthouse/v4.6.0-rc.0"
 );
 
 /// Returns `VERSION`, but with platform information appended to the end.
diff --git a/lcli/Cargo.toml b/lcli/Cargo.toml
index d6c3ff197ae..fb980ac7f29 100644
--- a/lcli/Cargo.toml
+++ b/lcli/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 [package]
 name = "lcli"
 description = "Lighthouse CLI (modeled after zcli)"
-version = "4.5.0"
+version = "4.6.0-rc.0"
 authors = ["Paul Hauner <paul@paulhauner.com>"]
 edition = { workspace = true }
 
diff --git a/lighthouse/Cargo.toml b/lighthouse/Cargo.toml
index 42c8bea038a..87668656501 100644
--- a/lighthouse/Cargo.toml
+++ b/lighthouse/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "lighthouse"
-version = "4.5.0"
+version = "4.6.0-rc.0"
 authors = ["Sigma Prime <contact@sigmaprime.io>"]
 edition = { workspace = true }
 autotests = false