diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index b5dc2b28..de73f7b6 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -3045,7 +3045,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "kaspa-python-sdk"
-version = "2.0.1"
+version = "2.0.2-rc.1"
 dependencies = [
  "ahash",
  "bincode",
@@ -3087,11 +3087,11 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "kaspa-python-sdk-core"
-version = "2.0.1"
+version = "2.0.2-rc.1"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "kaspa-python-sdk-silverscript"
-version = "2.0.1"
+version = "2.0.2-rc.1"
 dependencies = [
  "kaspa-python-sdk-core",
  "pyo3",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 5c93eabd..0ea64e4a 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ resolver = "3"
 # Single source of truth for version/edition across the workspace; members
 # inherit via `version.workspace = true` / `edition.workspace = true`.
 [workspace.package]
-version = "2.0.1"
+version = "2.0.2-rc.1"
 edition = "2024"
 
 [package]
diff --git a/crates/silverscript/pyproject.toml b/crates/silverscript/pyproject.toml
index 6c6f16c3..306497a8 100644
--- a/crates/silverscript/pyproject.toml
+++ b/crates/silverscript/pyproject.toml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # NOT a maturin build project.
 [project]
 name = "kaspa-python-sdk-silverscript"
-version = "2.0.1"
+version = "2.0.2rc1"
 
 [tool.maturin]
 module-name = "kaspa.experimental.silverscript"
diff --git a/docs/CHANGELOG.md b/docs/CHANGELOG.md
index 9b1d5340..217bba4c 100644
--- a/docs/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/docs/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ search:
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+*Target: 2.0.2*
+
 ### Added
 - New `kaspa.experimental.silverscript` module — compile [SilverScript](https://github.com/kaspanet/silverscript) script-based smart-contract source and build transaction scripts from Python. `compile()` returns a `CompiledContract` exposing the locking script, ABI, state layout, and `template_hash` (the canonical 32-byte length-bound hash over the script's template parts around the covenant state region, matching the SilverScript `templateHash(prefix, suffix)` builtin), plus `build_sig_script()` / `build_sig_script_for_covenant_decl()` for unlocking scripts.
 - Example under `examples/silverscript/` — a Counter covenant run live on testnet-10, one transaction at a time: genesis, then permissionless `add`/`subtract` state transitions.
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index dcabd878..55a77168 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ build-backend = "maturin"
 
 [project]
 name = "kaspa"
-version = "2.0.1"
+version = "2.0.2rc1"
 description = "Kaspa Python SDK"
 requires-python = ">=3.10,<3.15"
 readme = "README.md"