diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index c5e3c6a10..e1aab8b7d 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 [1]: https://pypi.org/project/google-cloud-storage/#history
 
-## [2.14.0](https://github.com/googleapis/python-storage/compare/v2.13.0...v2.14.0) (2023-12-07)
+## [2.14.0rc1](https://github.com/googleapis/python-storage/compare/v2.13.0...v2.14.0rc1) (2023-12-07)
 
 
 ### Features
diff --git a/google/cloud/storage/version.py b/google/cloud/storage/version.py
index ba8b4e8af..203a1d939 100644
--- a/google/cloud/storage/version.py
+++ b/google/cloud/storage/version.py
@@ -12,4 +12,4 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 
-__version__ = "2.14.0"
+__version__ = "2.14.0rc1"