diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 318b68886..db239b23c 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@aws/agentcore",
-  "version": "0.28.1",
+  "version": "1.0.0-rc.1",
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",
     "url": "https://github.com/aws/agentcore-cli.git"
diff --git a/src/assets/cdk/package.json b/src/assets/cdk/package.json
index d297178c2..8fc72c2de 100644
--- a/src/assets/cdk/package.json
+++ b/src/assets/cdk/package.json
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     "typescript": "~5.9.3"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@aws/agentcore-cdk": "0.1.0-alpha.51",
+    "@aws/agentcore-cdk": "0.1.0-alpha.52",
     "aws-cdk-lib": "~2.266.0",
     "constructs": "~10.7.0"
   }
diff --git a/src/handlers/update/update.test.ts b/src/handlers/update/update.test.ts
index 5be838a57..a3a610d6c 100644
--- a/src/handlers/update/update.test.ts
+++ b/src/handlers/update/update.test.ts
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ describe("fetchLatestVersion", () => {
       new Response(JSON.stringify({ version: "9.9.9" }), { status: 200 }),
     );
     expect(await fetchLatestVersion()).toBe("9.9.9");
-    expect(fetchSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith("https://registry.npmjs.org/@aws/agentcore/latest");
+    expect(fetchSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith(`https://registry.npmjs.org/@aws/agentcore/${distTag()}`);
   });
 
   test("throws a NetworkingError when the registry responds non-OK", async () => {
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ describe("handleUpdate", () => {
     const result = await handleUpdate(false, { runner: okRunner });
     expect(result.status).toBe("updated");
     expect(okRunner).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
-      ["npm", "install", "-g", "@aws/agentcore@latest"],
+      ["npm", "install", "-g", `@aws/agentcore@${distTag()}`],
       expect.objectContaining({ cwd: expect.any(String) }),
     );
   });