diff --git a/quil-cli/CHANGELOG.md b/quil-cli/CHANGELOG.md
index 8ac0717d..780cc9ce 100644
--- a/quil-cli/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/quil-cli/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+## 0.4.1-rc.0
+
+### Features
+
+- Initialize `Instruction`s from a Quil string. Python `Instruction`s support the `pickle` module. (#382)
+
 ## 0.4.0
 
 ### Breaking Changes
diff --git a/quil-cli/Cargo.toml b/quil-cli/Cargo.toml
index 60b64bcf..25479b3b 100644
--- a/quil-cli/Cargo.toml
+++ b/quil-cli/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 [package]
 name = "quil-cli"
-version = "0.4.0"
+version = "0.4.1-rc.0"
 edition = "2021"
 license = "Apache-2.0"
 
 # See more keys and their definitions at https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/reference/manifest.html
 
 [dependencies]
-quil-rs = { path = "../quil-rs", version = "0.27.0" }
+quil-rs = { path = "../quil-rs", version = "0.27.1-rc.0" }
 clap =  {version = "4.5.4", features = ["derive"]}
 anyhow = "1.0.81"
diff --git a/quil-py/CHANGELOG.md b/quil-py/CHANGELOG.md
index ae587bcd..3df427bc 100644
--- a/quil-py/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/quil-py/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+## 0.11.1-rc.0
+
+### Features
+
+- Initialize `Instruction`s from a Quil string. Python `Instruction`s support the `pickle` module. (#382)
+
 ## 0.11.0
 
 ### Breaking Changes
diff --git a/quil-py/Cargo.toml b/quil-py/Cargo.toml
index 51672809..4261f408 100644
--- a/quil-py/Cargo.toml
+++ b/quil-py/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 [package]
 name = "quil-py"
 description = "Python bindings for quil-rs"
-version = "0.11.0"
+version = "0.11.1-rc.0"
 edition = "2021"
 license = "Apache-2.0"
 repository = "https://github.com/rigetti/quil-rs"
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ crate-type = ["cdylib", "rlib"]
 
 [dependencies]
 ndarray.workspace = true
-quil-rs = { path = "../quil-rs", version = "0.27.0" }
+quil-rs = { path = "../quil-rs", version = "0.27.1-rc.0" }
 strum.workspace = true
 # pyo3 dependencies should be updated together
 numpy = "0.20.0"
diff --git a/quil-py/pyproject.toml b/quil-py/pyproject.toml
index c87a3b53..402bbdce 100644
--- a/quil-py/pyproject.toml
+++ b/quil-py/pyproject.toml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ classifiers = [
 # We can remove this table once this issue is resolved: https://github.com/python-poetry/poetry/issues/3332
 [tool.poetry]
 name = "quil"
-version = "0.11.0"
+version = "0.11.1-rc.0"
 description = "A Python package for building and parsing Quil programs."
 readme = "README-py.md"
 authors = ["Rigetti Computing <softapps@rigetti.com>"]
diff --git a/quil-rs/CHANGELOG.md b/quil-rs/CHANGELOG.md
index 4618913a..2eae05c7 100644
--- a/quil-rs/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/quil-rs/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+## 0.27.1-rc.0
+
+### Features
+
+- Initialize `Instruction`s from a Quil string. Python `Instruction`s support the `pickle` module. (#382)
+
 ## 0.27.0
 
 ### Breaking Changes
diff --git a/quil-rs/Cargo.toml b/quil-rs/Cargo.toml
index 8d74d535..f4d1f4c0 100644
--- a/quil-rs/Cargo.toml
+++ b/quil-rs/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 [package]
 name = "quil-rs"
 description = "Rust tooling for Quil (Quantum Instruction Language)"
-version = "0.27.0"
+version = "0.27.1-rc.0"
 edition = "2021"
 rust-version = "1.70"
 license = "Apache-2.0"