diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 8b096271..c48255e0 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@
 
 ## Unreleased
 
-## Version 1.30.0-RC (2025-01-27)
-
 **NOTICE**: This is a release candidate (RC), preceding the first stable release of `io.opentelemetry.semconv:opentelemetry-semconv`.
 
 * **BREAKING**: Prepare for stable release. Remove deprecated `ResourceAttributes`, `SemanticAttributes`.
diff --git a/RELEASING.md b/RELEASING.md
index b178a934..5127f8b3 100644
--- a/RELEASING.md
+++ b/RELEASING.md
@@ -48,7 +48,6 @@ the `semantic-convention` release version, e.g. `v1.21.0.1`
 
   ```
   var ver = semanticConventionsVersion
-  ver += "-rc.1" // <-- ADD THIS LINE
   val release = findProperty("otel.release")
   if (release != null) {
     ver += "-" + release
@@ -56,6 +55,7 @@ the `semantic-convention` release version, e.g. `v1.21.0.1`
   if (snapshot) {
     ver += "-SNAPSHOT"
   }
+  ver += "-rc.1" // <-- ADD THIS LINE
   version = ver
   ```