diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/package-lock.json b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/package-lock.json
index 5a2d6f3ec4..b914a47247 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/package-lock.json
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
 	"name": "@umbraco-cms/backoffice",
-	"version": "16.4.0-rc3",
+	"version": "16.5.0-rc",
 	"lockfileVersion": 3,
 	"requires": true,
 	"packages": {
 		"": {
 			"name": "@umbraco-cms/backoffice",
-			"version": "16.4.0-rc3",
+			"version": "16.5.0-rc",
 			"license": "MIT",
 			"workspaces": [
 				"./src/packages/*",
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/package.json b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/package.json
index 4fee7cb51d..98e110f515 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/package.json
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
 	"name": "@umbraco-cms/backoffice",
 	"license": "MIT",
-	"version": "16.4.0-rc3",
+	"version": "16.5.0-rc",
 	"type": "module",
 	"exports": {
 		".": null,
diff --git a/version.json b/version.json
index 027018923c..b58b485563 100644
--- a/version.json
+++ b/version.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "$schema": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/dotnet/Nerdbank.GitVersioning/main/src/NerdBank.GitVersioning/version.schema.json",
-  "version": "16.4.0-rc3",
+  "version": "16.5.0-rc",
   "assemblyVersion": {
     "precision": "build"
   },