diff --git a/src/OpenTelemetry.Api.ProviderBuilderExtensions/CHANGELOG.md b/src/OpenTelemetry.Api.ProviderBuilderExtensions/CHANGELOG.md
index 76ddf2d1f90..788a08541ba 100644
--- a/src/OpenTelemetry.Api.ProviderBuilderExtensions/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/src/OpenTelemetry.Api.ProviderBuilderExtensions/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -7,6 +7,10 @@ Notes](../../RELEASENOTES.md).
 
 ## Unreleased
 
+## 1.11.0-rc.1
+
+Released 2024-Dec-11
+
 ## 1.10.0
 
 Released 2024-Nov-12
diff --git a/src/OpenTelemetry.Api/CHANGELOG.md b/src/OpenTelemetry.Api/CHANGELOG.md
index 4281ee825e0..f2de47ed256 100644
--- a/src/OpenTelemetry.Api/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/src/OpenTelemetry.Api/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -6,6 +6,10 @@ Notes](../../RELEASENOTES.md).
 
 ## Unreleased
 
+## 1.11.0-rc.1
+
+Released 2024-Dec-11
+
 ## 1.10.0
 
 Released 2024-Nov-12
diff --git a/src/OpenTelemetry.Exporter.Console/CHANGELOG.md b/src/OpenTelemetry.Exporter.Console/CHANGELOG.md
index eaf25e40b32..0a687822794 100644
--- a/src/OpenTelemetry.Exporter.Console/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/src/OpenTelemetry.Exporter.Console/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -6,6 +6,10 @@ Notes](../../RELEASENOTES.md).
 
 ## Unreleased
 
+## 1.11.0-rc.1
+
+Released 2024-Dec-11
+
 ## 1.10.0
 
 Released 2024-Nov-12
diff --git a/src/OpenTelemetry.Exporter.InMemory/CHANGELOG.md b/src/OpenTelemetry.Exporter.InMemory/CHANGELOG.md
index f7763c6ea09..87b7279cc32 100644
--- a/src/OpenTelemetry.Exporter.InMemory/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/src/OpenTelemetry.Exporter.InMemory/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -6,6 +6,10 @@ Notes](../../RELEASENOTES.md).
 
 ## Unreleased
 
+## 1.11.0-rc.1
+
+Released 2024-Dec-11
+
 ## 1.10.0
 
 Released 2024-Nov-12
diff --git a/src/OpenTelemetry.Exporter.OpenTelemetryProtocol/CHANGELOG.md b/src/OpenTelemetry.Exporter.OpenTelemetryProtocol/CHANGELOG.md
index d2b643ddbea..aeed88cc1c0 100644
--- a/src/OpenTelemetry.Exporter.OpenTelemetryProtocol/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/src/OpenTelemetry.Exporter.OpenTelemetryProtocol/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -7,6 +7,10 @@ Notes](../../RELEASENOTES.md).
 
 ## Unreleased
 
+## 1.11.0-rc.1
+
+Released 2024-Dec-11
+
 * Removed the following package references:
 
   * `Google.Protobuf`
diff --git a/src/OpenTelemetry.Exporter.Zipkin/CHANGELOG.md b/src/OpenTelemetry.Exporter.Zipkin/CHANGELOG.md
index 1ba4565beb6..8bfd3be9011 100644
--- a/src/OpenTelemetry.Exporter.Zipkin/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/src/OpenTelemetry.Exporter.Zipkin/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -6,6 +6,10 @@ Notes](../../RELEASENOTES.md).
 
 ## Unreleased
 
+## 1.11.0-rc.1
+
+Released 2024-Dec-11
+
 ## 1.10.0
 
 Released 2024-Nov-12
diff --git a/src/OpenTelemetry.Extensions.Hosting/CHANGELOG.md b/src/OpenTelemetry.Extensions.Hosting/CHANGELOG.md
index b06be6a42b0..c519f781c8b 100644
--- a/src/OpenTelemetry.Extensions.Hosting/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/src/OpenTelemetry.Extensions.Hosting/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -6,6 +6,10 @@ Notes](../../RELEASENOTES.md).
 
 ## Unreleased
 
+## 1.11.0-rc.1
+
+Released 2024-Dec-11
+
 ## 1.10.0
 
 Released 2024-Nov-12
diff --git a/src/OpenTelemetry.Extensions.Propagators/CHANGELOG.md b/src/OpenTelemetry.Extensions.Propagators/CHANGELOG.md
index cccc960f322..fb3e95f91e9 100644
--- a/src/OpenTelemetry.Extensions.Propagators/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/src/OpenTelemetry.Extensions.Propagators/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -6,6 +6,10 @@ covering all components see: [Release Notes](../../RELEASENOTES.md).
 
 ## Unreleased
 
+## 1.11.0-rc.1
+
+Released 2024-Dec-11
+
 ## 1.10.0
 
 Released 2024-Nov-12
diff --git a/src/OpenTelemetry/CHANGELOG.md b/src/OpenTelemetry/CHANGELOG.md
index bb9a8c4cd97..489b074663d 100644
--- a/src/OpenTelemetry/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/src/OpenTelemetry/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -6,6 +6,10 @@ Notes](../../RELEASENOTES.md).
 
 ## Unreleased
 
+## 1.11.0-rc.1
+
+Released 2024-Dec-11
+
 ## 1.10.0
 
 Released 2024-Nov-12