diff --git a/api/datastore/migrator/migrator.go b/api/datastore/migrator/migrator.go
index df27cc0cd..fd1f42f43 100644
--- a/api/datastore/migrator/migrator.go
+++ b/api/datastore/migrator/migrator.go
@@ -256,7 +256,10 @@ func (m *Migrator) initMigrations() {
 
 	m.addMigrations("2.32.0", m.addEndpointRelationForEdgeAgents_2_32_0)
 
-	m.addMigrations("2.33.0", m.migrateEdgeGroupEndpointsToRoars_2_33_0)
+	m.addMigrations("2.33.0-rc1", m.migrateEdgeGroupEndpointsToRoars_2_33_0)
+
+	//m.addMigrations("2.33.0", m.migrateEdgeGroupEndpointsToRoars_2_33_0)
+	// when we release 2.33.0 it will also run the rc-1 migration function
 
 	// Add new migrations above...
 	// One function per migration, each versions migration funcs in the same file.
diff --git a/api/datastore/test_data/output_24_to_latest.json b/api/datastore/test_data/output_24_to_latest.json
index 5e8b0eefa..2b4e002a4 100644
--- a/api/datastore/test_data/output_24_to_latest.json
+++ b/api/datastore/test_data/output_24_to_latest.json
@@ -615,7 +615,7 @@
       "RequiredPasswordLength": 12
     },
     "KubeconfigExpiry": "0",
-    "KubectlShellImage": "portainer/kubectl-shell:2.32.0",
+    "KubectlShellImage": "portainer/kubectl-shell:2.33.0-rc1",
     "LDAPSettings": {
       "AnonymousMode": true,
       "AutoCreateUsers": true,
@@ -944,7 +944,7 @@
     }
   ],
   "version": {
-    "VERSION": "{\"SchemaVersion\":\"2.32.0\",\"MigratorCount\":1,\"Edition\":1,\"InstanceID\":\"463d5c47-0ea5-4aca-85b1-405ceefee254\"}"
+    "VERSION": "{\"SchemaVersion\":\"2.33.0-rc1\",\"MigratorCount\":1,\"Edition\":1,\"InstanceID\":\"463d5c47-0ea5-4aca-85b1-405ceefee254\"}"
   },
   "webhooks": null
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/api/http/handler/handler.go b/api/http/handler/handler.go
index 1704eb316..e46d2b10f 100644
--- a/api/http/handler/handler.go
+++ b/api/http/handler/handler.go
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ type Handler struct {
 }
 
 // @title PortainerCE API
-// @version 2.32.0
+// @version 2.33.0-rc1
 // @description.markdown api-description.md
 // @termsOfService
 
diff --git a/api/portainer.go b/api/portainer.go
index 3d9b6be4b..3e4bca962 100644
--- a/api/portainer.go
+++ b/api/portainer.go
@@ -1783,9 +1783,9 @@ type (
 
 const (
 	// APIVersion is the version number of the Portainer API
-	APIVersion = "2.32.0"
+	APIVersion = "2.33.0-rc1"
 	// Support annotation for the API version ("STS" for Short-Term Support or "LTS" for Long-Term Support)
-	APIVersionSupport = "STS"
+	APIVersionSupport = "LTS"
 	// Edition is what this edition of Portainer is called
 	Edition = PortainerCE
 	// ComposeSyntaxMaxVersion is a maximum supported version of the docker compose syntax
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 8cab91593..dbd162bb6 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   "author": "Portainer.io",
   "name": "portainer",
   "homepage": "http://portainer.io",
-  "version": "2.32.0",
+  "version": "2.33.0-rc1",
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",
     "url": "git@github.com:portainer/portainer.git"