diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish.yml b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
index 246f5cd..9795f14 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ on:
     tags: [
       "dhkem/v**",
       "frodo-kem/v**",
+      "hqc-kem/v**",
       "ml-kem/v**",
       "module-lattice/v**",
       "x-wing/v**"
diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 2f076a4..54a017c 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -636,7 +636,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "hqc-kem"
-version = "0.1.0"
+version = "0.1.0-rc.0"
 dependencies = [
  "const-oid",
  "criterion",
diff --git a/hqc-kem/Cargo.toml b/hqc-kem/Cargo.toml
index 0a0397e..bdde394 100644
--- a/hqc-kem/Cargo.toml
+++ b/hqc-kem/Cargo.toml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ keywords = ["hqc", "kem", "post-quantum", "cryptography", "codes"]
 license = "MIT OR Apache-2.0"
 readme = "README.md"
 repository = "https://github.com/RustCrypto/KEMs"
-version = "0.1.0"
+version = "0.1.0-rc.0"
 
 [features]
 default = ["kgen", "ecap", "dcap", "std"]