diff --git a/administrator/language/en-GB/install.xml b/administrator/language/en-GB/install.xml
index 75303cbac9051..5948392786912 100644
--- a/administrator/language/en-GB/install.xml
+++ b/administrator/language/en-GB/install.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 	<name>English (en-GB)</name>
 	<tag>en-GB</tag>
 	<version>5.0.0</version>
-	<creationDate>2023-09</creationDate>
+	<creationDate>2023-10</creationDate>
 	<author>Joomla! Project</author>
 	<authorEmail>admin@joomla.org</authorEmail>
 	<authorUrl>www.joomla.org</authorUrl>
diff --git a/administrator/language/en-GB/langmetadata.xml b/administrator/language/en-GB/langmetadata.xml
index bb5fee06eeca3..172cf623c3aa4 100644
--- a/administrator/language/en-GB/langmetadata.xml
+++ b/administrator/language/en-GB/langmetadata.xml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 <metafile client="administrator">
 	<name>English (en-GB)</name>
 	<version>5.0.0</version>
-	<creationDate>2023-09</creationDate>
+	<creationDate>2023-10</creationDate>
 	<author>Joomla! Project</author>
 	<authorEmail>admin@joomla.org</authorEmail>
 	<authorUrl>www.joomla.org</authorUrl>
diff --git a/administrator/manifests/files/joomla.xml b/administrator/manifests/files/joomla.xml
index 34e2468417437..d8bec3415469b 100644
--- a/administrator/manifests/files/joomla.xml
+++ b/administrator/manifests/files/joomla.xml
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@
 	<authorUrl>www.joomla.org</authorUrl>
 	<copyright>(C) 2019 Open Source Matters, Inc.</copyright>
 	<license>GNU General Public License version 2 or later; see LICENSE.txt</license>
-	<version>5.0.0-rc-dev</version>
-	<creationDate>2023-09</creationDate>
+	<version>5.0.0-rc</version>
+	<creationDate>2023-10</creationDate>
 	<description>FILES_JOOMLA_XML_DESCRIPTION</description>
 
 	<scriptfile>administrator/components/com_admin/script.php</scriptfile>
diff --git a/administrator/manifests/packages/pkg_en-GB.xml b/administrator/manifests/packages/pkg_en-GB.xml
index 134764bef8f1a..e4267750065c9 100644
--- a/administrator/manifests/packages/pkg_en-GB.xml
+++ b/administrator/manifests/packages/pkg_en-GB.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 	<name>English (en-GB) Language Pack</name>
 	<packagename>en-GB</packagename>
 	<version>5.0.0.1</version>
-	<creationDate>2023-09</creationDate>
+	<creationDate>2023-10</creationDate>
 	<author>Joomla! Project</author>
 	<authorEmail>admin@joomla.org</authorEmail>
 	<authorUrl>www.joomla.org</authorUrl>
diff --git a/api/language/en-GB/install.xml b/api/language/en-GB/install.xml
index 0c2e5b28f346f..4ecd232e0465c 100644
--- a/api/language/en-GB/install.xml
+++ b/api/language/en-GB/install.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 	<name>English (en-GB)</name>
 	<tag>en-GB</tag>
 	<version>5.0.0</version>
-	<creationDate>2023-09</creationDate>
+	<creationDate>2023-10</creationDate>
 	<author>Joomla! Project</author>
 	<authorEmail>admin@joomla.org</authorEmail>
 	<authorUrl>www.joomla.org</authorUrl>
diff --git a/api/language/en-GB/langmetadata.xml b/api/language/en-GB/langmetadata.xml
index 85611efcd624e..9d32c5a6030d3 100644
--- a/api/language/en-GB/langmetadata.xml
+++ b/api/language/en-GB/langmetadata.xml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 <metafile client="api">
 	<name>English (en-GB)</name>
 	<version>5.0.0</version>
-	<creationDate>2023-09</creationDate>
+	<creationDate>2023-10</creationDate>
 	<author>Joomla! Project</author>
 	<authorEmail>admin@joomla.org</authorEmail>
 	<authorUrl>www.joomla.org</authorUrl>
diff --git a/installation/language/en-GB/langmetadata.xml b/installation/language/en-GB/langmetadata.xml
index 3db675b701c76..91fe02411760f 100644
--- a/installation/language/en-GB/langmetadata.xml
+++ b/installation/language/en-GB/langmetadata.xml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 <metafile client="installation">
 	<name>English (United Kingdom)</name>
 	<version>5.0.0</version>
-	<creationDate>2023-09</creationDate>
+	<creationDate>2023-10</creationDate>
 	<author>Joomla! Project</author>
 	<copyright>(C) 2005 Open Source Matters, Inc.</copyright>
 	<license>GNU General Public License version 2 or later; see LICENSE.txt</license>
diff --git a/language/en-GB/install.xml b/language/en-GB/install.xml
index 07302564e8cea..ce48a6caebba8 100644
--- a/language/en-GB/install.xml
+++ b/language/en-GB/install.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 	<name>English (en-GB)</name>
 	<tag>en-GB</tag>
 	<version>5.0.0</version>
-	<creationDate>2023-09</creationDate>
+	<creationDate>2023-10</creationDate>
 	<author>Joomla! Project</author>
 	<authorEmail>admin@joomla.org</authorEmail>
 	<authorUrl>www.joomla.org</authorUrl>
diff --git a/language/en-GB/langmetadata.xml b/language/en-GB/langmetadata.xml
index c91cbcfcdf1d7..295ff8aa60242 100644
--- a/language/en-GB/langmetadata.xml
+++ b/language/en-GB/langmetadata.xml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 <metafile client="site">
 	<name>English (en-GB)</name>
 	<version>5.0.0</version>
-	<creationDate>2023-09</creationDate>
+	<creationDate>2023-10</creationDate>
 	<author>Joomla! Project</author>
 	<authorEmail>admin@joomla.org</authorEmail>
 	<authorUrl>www.joomla.org</authorUrl>
diff --git a/libraries/src/Version.php b/libraries/src/Version.php
index ec0dfa2cd1ddf..8b4dbef9d693e 100644
--- a/libraries/src/Version.php
+++ b/libraries/src/Version.php
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ final class Version
      * @var    string
      * @since  3.8.0
      */
-    public const EXTRA_VERSION = 'rc-dev';
+    public const EXTRA_VERSION = 'rc';
 
     /**
      * Development status.
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ final class Version
      * @var    string
      * @since  3.5
      */
-    public const DEV_STATUS = 'Development';
+    public const DEV_STATUS = 'Release Candidate';
 
     /**
      * Code name.
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ final class Version
      * @var    string
      * @since  3.5
      */
-    public const RELDATE = '26-September-2023';
+    public const RELDATE = '3-October-2023';
 
     /**
      * Release time.
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ final class Version
      * @var    string
      * @since  3.5
      */
-    public const RELTIME = '16:59';
+    public const RELTIME = '16:00';
 
     /**
      * Release timezone.