diff --git a/Libraries/Core/ReactNativeVersion.js b/Libraries/Core/ReactNativeVersion.js
index 96ba741723b..65137c23dc8 100644
--- a/Libraries/Core/ReactNativeVersion.js
+++ b/Libraries/Core/ReactNativeVersion.js
@@ -16,5 +16,5 @@ exports.version = {
   major: 0,
   minor: 53,
   patch: 0,
-  prerelease: 'rc.0',
+  prerelease: 'rc.1',
 };
diff --git a/React/Base/RCTVersion.h b/React/Base/RCTVersion.h
index bbc6cc8d5db..90f7a1222db 100644
--- a/React/Base/RCTVersion.h
+++ b/React/Base/RCTVersion.h
@@ -13,5 +13,5 @@
   @"major": @(0), \
   @"minor": @(53), \
   @"patch": @(0), \
-  @"prerelease": @"rc.0", \
+  @"prerelease": @"rc.1", \
 }
diff --git a/ReactAndroid/gradle.properties b/ReactAndroid/gradle.properties
index 20846f945a8..ff3b19082c5 100644
--- a/ReactAndroid/gradle.properties
+++ b/ReactAndroid/gradle.properties
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-VERSION_NAME=0.53.0-rc.0
+VERSION_NAME=0.53.0-rc.1
 GROUP=com.facebook.react
 
 POM_NAME=ReactNative
diff --git a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/modules/systeminfo/ReactNativeVersion.java b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/modules/systeminfo/ReactNativeVersion.java
index cafd7a01454..22181cb42d8 100644
--- a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/modules/systeminfo/ReactNativeVersion.java
+++ b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/modules/systeminfo/ReactNativeVersion.java
@@ -20,5 +20,5 @@ public class ReactNativeVersion {
       "major", 0,
       "minor", 53,
       "patch", 0,
-      "prerelease", "rc.0");
+      "prerelease", "rc.1");
 }
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index b7c6b049eee..28b3338f791 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "react-native",
-  "version": "0.53.0-rc.0",
+  "version": "0.53.0-rc.1",
   "description": "A framework for building native apps using React",
   "license": "BSD-3-Clause",
   "repository": {