diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index d6773cccd..79d0afcb8 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,16 @@
 # CHANGELOG
 
+## v4.29.0-rc1 - 2025-07-21
+### Changes
+* :sparkles: add support for V2 client
+* :recycle: tweak CI & testing
+* :recycle: deprecate `cutPdf()` in favor of `applyPageOperations()` in `LocalInputSource`
+* :recycle: refactor some internals to account for new changes
+
+### Fixes
+* :bug: fix bug where polling parameters could ignore validation checks on V1
+
+
 ## v4.28.0 - 2025-06-03
 ### Changes
 * :sparkles: add support for address fields
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 3d809b927..5a1328578 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "mindee",
-  "version": "4.28.0",
+  "version": "4.29.0-rc1",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "mindee",
-      "version": "4.28.0",
+      "version": "4.29.0-rc1",
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
         "@cantoo/pdf-lib": "^2.3.2",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index ad02d6c8d..0f4070252 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "mindee",
-  "version": "4.28.0",
+  "version": "4.29.0-rc1",
   "description": "Mindee Client Library for Node.js",
   "main": "src/index.js",
   "bin": "bin/mindee.js",