diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/HttpKernel/Kernel.php b/src/Symfony/Component/HttpKernel/Kernel.php
index 6816457cbee87..f50a3b42938de 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/HttpKernel/Kernel.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/HttpKernel/Kernel.php
@@ -73,12 +73,12 @@ abstract class Kernel implements KernelInterface, RebootableInterface, Terminabl
      */
     private static array $freshCache = [];
 
-    public const VERSION = '7.1.0-DEV';
+    public const VERSION = '7.1.0-RC1';
     public const VERSION_ID = 70100;
     public const MAJOR_VERSION = 7;
     public const MINOR_VERSION = 1;
     public const RELEASE_VERSION = 0;
-    public const EXTRA_VERSION = 'DEV';
+    public const EXTRA_VERSION = 'RC1';
 
     public const END_OF_MAINTENANCE = '01/2025';
     public const END_OF_LIFE = '01/2025';