diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index fa6556242..009d4a0d3 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## 4.14.2-rc.0 (2024-08-20)
+
+### Fixes
+
+#### Loosen qcs-sdk-python version requirement
+
 ## 4.14.1 (2024-08-13)
 
 ### Fixes
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 6d6cc6f9c..929fa8109 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [tool.poetry]
 name = "pyquil"
-version = "4.14.1"
+version = "4.14.2-rc.0"
 description = "A Python library for creating Quantum Instruction Language (Quil) programs."
 authors = ["Rigetti Computing <softapps@rigetti.com>"]
 readme = "README.md"