diff --git a/lerna.json b/lerna.json
index af0f6205a..adccd405b 100644
--- a/lerna.json
+++ b/lerna.json
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
-  "version": "6.1.5",
+  "version": "6.1.5-rc.1",
   "npmClient": "yarn",
   "command": {
     "version": {
diff --git a/packages/cli/package.json b/packages/cli/package.json
index cc3b24834..da5062154 100644
--- a/packages/cli/package.json
+++ b/packages/cli/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "@tsoa-deno/cli",
   "description": "Build swagger-compliant REST APIs using TypeScript and Node / Deno",
-  "version": "6.1.5",
+  "version": "6.1.5-rc.1",
   "main": "./dist/index.js",
   "typings": "./dist/index.d.ts",
   "files": [
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
   "author": "Luke Autry <lukeautry@gmail.com> (http://www.lukeautry.com)",
   "license": "MIT",
   "dependencies": {
-    "@tsoa-deno/runtime": "^6.1.5",
+    "@tsoa-deno/runtime": "^6.1.5-rc.1",
     "@types/multer": "^1.4.11",
     "fs-extra": "^11.2.0",
     "glob": "^10.3.10",
diff --git a/packages/runtime/package.json b/packages/runtime/package.json
index 46cb3070e..69124bdb0 100644
--- a/packages/runtime/package.json
+++ b/packages/runtime/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "@tsoa-deno/runtime",
   "description": "Build swagger-compliant REST APIs using TypeScript and Node / Deno",
-  "version": "6.1.5",
+  "version": "6.1.5-rc.1",
   "main": "./dist/index.js",
   "typings": "./dist/index.d.ts",
   "files": [
diff --git a/packages/tsoa/package.json b/packages/tsoa/package.json
index 0df90dadc..c3cf80e8f 100644
--- a/packages/tsoa/package.json
+++ b/packages/tsoa/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "tsoa-deno",
   "description": "Build swagger-compliant REST APIs using TypeScript and Node / Deno",
-  "version": "6.1.5",
+  "version": "6.1.5-rc.1",
   "main": "./dist/index.js",
   "typings": "./dist/index.d.ts",
   "files": [
@@ -30,8 +30,8 @@
   "author": "Louis Amhild <louis.amhild@gmail.com>",
   "license": "MIT",
   "dependencies": {
-    "@tsoa-deno/cli": "^6.1.5",
-    "@tsoa-deno/runtime": "^6.1.5"
+    "@tsoa-deno/cli": "^6.1.5-rc.1",
+    "@tsoa-deno/runtime": "^6.1.5-rc.1"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@types/node": "^18.0.0",
diff --git a/tests/esm/package.json b/tests/esm/package.json
index 42a87093d..364469c0a 100644
--- a/tests/esm/package.json
+++ b/tests/esm/package.json
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   "name": "tsoa-tests-esm",
   "private": true,
   "description": "Build swagger-compliant REST APIs using TypeScript and Node / Deno",
-  "version": "6.1.5",
+  "version": "6.1.5-rc.1",
   "type": "module",
   "sideEffects": false,
   "scripts": {
diff --git a/tests/package.json b/tests/package.json
index 7851a8cc3..992ae9631 100644
--- a/tests/package.json
+++ b/tests/package.json
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   "name": "tsoa-tests",
   "private": true,
   "description": "Build swagger-compliant REST APIs using TypeScript and Node / Deno",
-  "version": "6.1.5",
+  "version": "6.1.5-rc.1",
   "keywords": [
     "typescript",
     "openapi",