diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 91aa820ada..70b1aa45f2 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-3.2.0-dev
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+3.2.0-rc1
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diff --git a/doc/source/history.rst b/doc/source/history.rst
index aefb1a19b9..1076c8042c 100644
--- a/doc/source/history.rst
+++ b/doc/source/history.rst
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ History and changes
 FLINT version history
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-????-??-?? -- FLINT 3.2.0-dev
+2025-01-20 -- FLINT 3.2.0-rc1
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 Main contributors: Albin Ahlbäck (AA), Bill Allombert (BA), Ricardo Buring