diff --git a/build.xml b/build.xml
index c355fae3..01ad2690 100644
--- a/build.xml
+++ b/build.xml
@@ -362,7 +362,7 @@
         </copy>
         <delete file="${build}/MANIFEST.MF"/>
         <manifest file="${build}/MANIFEST.MF">
-            <attribute name="Specification-Version" value="6.0.0-beta6"/>
+            <attribute name="Specification-Version" value="6.0.0-rc1"/>
         </manifest>
 
         <jar jarfile="${dist}/lib/metviewer.jar" basedir="${build}" manifest="${build}/MANIFEST.MF">
diff --git a/docs/Users_Guide/release-notes.rst b/docs/Users_Guide/release-notes.rst
index 6a0d12df..1e0292b4 100644
--- a/docs/Users_Guide/release-notes.rst
+++ b/docs/Users_Guide/release-notes.rst
@@ -9,6 +9,25 @@ When applicable, release notes are followed by the GitHub issue number which
 describes the bugfix, enhancement, or new feature:
 https://github.com/dtcenter/METviewer/issues
 
+Version `v6.0.0-rc1 <https://github.com/dtcenter/METviewer>`_ release notes (20241113)
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+  .. dropdown:: New Features
+
+     None
+                
+  .. dropdown::  Enhancements
+
+     None
+       
+  .. dropdown:: Bugfixes
+
+     None
+                
+  .. dropdown:: Internal
+
+     None
+
 Version `v6.0.0-beta6 <https://github.com/dtcenter/METviewer>`_ release notes (20241018)
 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
diff --git a/docs/conf.py b/docs/conf.py
index b266c5d4..17bec36d 100644
--- a/docs/conf.py
+++ b/docs/conf.py
@@ -20,11 +20,11 @@
 project = 'METviewer'
 author = 'UCAR/NCAR'
 author_list = "Burek, T., T. Jensen, I. Srivastava, M. Win-Gildenmeister, L. Goodrich, J. Prestopnik, L. Blank, and T. Fowler"
-version = "3.0.0-rc1-dev"
+version = "3.0.0-rc1"
 verinfo = version
 release = f'{version}'
 release_year = '2024'
-release_date = f'{release_year}-10-18'
+release_date = f'{release_year}-11-13'
 copyright = f'{release_year}, {author}'
 
 
diff --git a/webapp/metviewer/metviewer1.jsp b/webapp/metviewer/metviewer1.jsp
index 654cd420..f409ba35 100644
--- a/webapp/metviewer/metviewer1.jsp
+++ b/webapp/metviewer/metviewer1.jsp
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   <meta charset="UTF-8">
   <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
 
-  <TITLE>METviewer 6.0.0-beta5-dev</TITLE>
+  <TITLE>METviewer 6.0.0-rc1</TITLE>
   <link rel="shortcut icon" href="./favicon.ico">
 
   <link rel="stylesheet"
@@ -258,7 +258,7 @@
 <div id="header" style="overflow: visible; position: static ">
 
   <div class="toolbar ui-widget" id="toolbar ">
-    <div style="float: left; cursor: alias;font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;text-align: left;" >METviewer 6.0.0-beta6
+    <div style="float: left; cursor: alias;font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;text-align: left;" >METviewer 6.0.0-rc1
       <span id="release" class="ui-icon ui-icon-info " style="float: right;margin-left: .4em;"></span>
       <br><a href="https://www.ucar.edu/accessibility" class="web-acc-st">Web Accessibility Statement</a>
     </div>