diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index c5d7da034..6f2a16b3f 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -55,16 +55,17 @@ To make work with nodes easier a new constant has been introduced:
 (whereas `Permission.UPDATE` only indicates the file can be updates as in renamed or moved).
 This is similar to the `Permission.CREATE` for folders.
 
+## 4.0.0-rc.0 - 2026-01-15
+### 🚀 Enhancements
+* feat(sidebar): allow to postpone definition of sidebar tabs [\#1459](https://github.com/nextcloud-libraries/nextcloud-files/pull/1459) \([susnux](https://github.com/susnux)\)
+
 ## 4.0.0-beta.9 - 2026-01-13
 ### 🚀 Enhancements
 * feat: add separate permission to check for writable files [\#1455](https://github.com/nextcloud-libraries/nextcloud-files/pull/1455) \([susnux](https://github.com/susnux)\)
 * feat: allow file list filers with display names [\#1456](https://github.com/nextcloud-libraries/nextcloud-files/pull/1456) \([susnux](https://github.com/susnux)\)
 
 ### Other changes
-* chore(deps-dev): Bump qs from 6.14.0 to 6.14.1 [\#1448](https://github.com/nextcloud-libraries/nextcloud-files/pull/1448) \([dependabot[bot]](https://github.com/dependabot[bot])\)
-* chore(deps): Bump typescript-event-target from 1.1.1 to 1.1.2 [\#1450](https://github.com/nextcloud-libraries/nextcloud-files/pull/1450) \([dependabot[bot]](https://github.com/dependabot[bot])\)
-* chore(deps-dev): Bump @types/node from 25.0.3 to 25.0.5 [\#1451](https://github.com/nextcloud-libraries/nextcloud-files/pull/1451) \([dependabot[bot]](https://github.com/dependabot[bot])\)
-* chore(deps-dev): Bump vite from 7.3.0 to 7.3.1 [\#1452](https://github.com/nextcloud-libraries/nextcloud-files/pull/1452) \([dependabot[bot]](https://github.com/dependabot[bot])\)
+* chore(deps): Bump typescript-event-target from 1.1.1 to 1.1.2 [\#1450](https://github.com/nextcloud-libraries/nextcloud-files/pull/1450)
 * chore: update to ESLint v9 [\#1457](https://github.com/nextcloud-libraries/nextcloud-files/pull/1457) \([susnux](https://github.com/susnux)\)
 
 ## 4.0.0-beta.8 - 2025-12-29
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 2a65cfb78..8012daa71 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "@nextcloud/files",
-  "version": "4.0.0-beta.9",
+  "version": "4.0.0-rc.0",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "@nextcloud/files",
-      "version": "4.0.0-beta.9",
+      "version": "4.0.0-rc.0",
       "license": "AGPL-3.0-or-later",
       "dependencies": {
         "@nextcloud/auth": "^2.5.3",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 47f8f1a6b..b704f49ed 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@nextcloud/files",
-  "version": "4.0.0-beta.9",
+  "version": "4.0.0-rc.0",
   "description": "Nextcloud files utils",
   "keywords": [
     "nextcloud",