diff --git a/.github/project.yml b/.github/project.yml
index 61afd686fb..f950c9fde6 100644
--- a/.github/project.yml
+++ b/.github/project.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name: SmallRye Reactive Messaging
 release:
-    previous-version: 4.26.0
-    current-version: 4.27.0
+    previous-version: 4.27.0
+    current-version: 4.28.0-RC1
     next-version: 999-SNAPSHOT