diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 16ffc63f..98dc296f 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -3102,8 +3102,8 @@ checksum = "42703706b716c37f96a77aea830392ad231f44c9e9a67872fa5548707e11b11c"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "fsst"
-version = "1.0.0-beta.16"
-source = "git+https://github.com/lance-format/lance.git?tag=v1.0.0-beta.16#ff89675ebaca362412c3ec9d62d2de3885a57727"
+version = "1.0.0-rc.2"
+source = "git+https://github.com/lance-format/lance.git?tag=v1.0.0-rc.2#8384461f28ee87c45a5c86a1e44fa49c91c631ee"
 dependencies = [
  "arrow-array",
  "rand 0.9.2",
@@ -4460,8 +4460,8 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "lance"
-version = "1.0.0-beta.16"
-source = "git+https://github.com/lance-format/lance.git?tag=v1.0.0-beta.16#ff89675ebaca362412c3ec9d62d2de3885a57727"
+version = "1.0.0-rc.2"
+source = "git+https://github.com/lance-format/lance.git?tag=v1.0.0-rc.2#8384461f28ee87c45a5c86a1e44fa49c91c631ee"
 dependencies = [
  "arrow",
  "arrow-arith",
@@ -4526,8 +4526,8 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "lance-arrow"
-version = "1.0.0-beta.16"
-source = "git+https://github.com/lance-format/lance.git?tag=v1.0.0-beta.16#ff89675ebaca362412c3ec9d62d2de3885a57727"
+version = "1.0.0-rc.2"
+source = "git+https://github.com/lance-format/lance.git?tag=v1.0.0-rc.2#8384461f28ee87c45a5c86a1e44fa49c91c631ee"
 dependencies = [
  "arrow-array",
  "arrow-buffer",
@@ -4545,8 +4545,8 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "lance-bitpacking"
-version = "1.0.0-beta.16"
-source = "git+https://github.com/lance-format/lance.git?tag=v1.0.0-beta.16#ff89675ebaca362412c3ec9d62d2de3885a57727"
+version = "1.0.0-rc.2"
+source = "git+https://github.com/lance-format/lance.git?tag=v1.0.0-rc.2#8384461f28ee87c45a5c86a1e44fa49c91c631ee"
 dependencies = [
  "arrayref",
  "paste",
@@ -4555,8 +4555,8 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "lance-core"
-version = "1.0.0-beta.16"
-source = "git+https://github.com/lance-format/lance.git?tag=v1.0.0-beta.16#ff89675ebaca362412c3ec9d62d2de3885a57727"
+version = "1.0.0-rc.2"
+source = "git+https://github.com/lance-format/lance.git?tag=v1.0.0-rc.2#8384461f28ee87c45a5c86a1e44fa49c91c631ee"
 dependencies = [
  "arrow-array",
  "arrow-buffer",
@@ -4592,8 +4592,8 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "lance-datafusion"
-version = "1.0.0-beta.16"
-source = "git+https://github.com/lance-format/lance.git?tag=v1.0.0-beta.16#ff89675ebaca362412c3ec9d62d2de3885a57727"
+version = "1.0.0-rc.2"
+source = "git+https://github.com/lance-format/lance.git?tag=v1.0.0-rc.2#8384461f28ee87c45a5c86a1e44fa49c91c631ee"
 dependencies = [
  "arrow",
  "arrow-array",
@@ -4623,8 +4623,8 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "lance-datagen"
-version = "1.0.0-beta.16"
-source = "git+https://github.com/lance-format/lance.git?tag=v1.0.0-beta.16#ff89675ebaca362412c3ec9d62d2de3885a57727"
+version = "1.0.0-rc.2"
+source = "git+https://github.com/lance-format/lance.git?tag=v1.0.0-rc.2#8384461f28ee87c45a5c86a1e44fa49c91c631ee"
 dependencies = [
  "arrow",
  "arrow-array",
@@ -4641,8 +4641,8 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "lance-encoding"
-version = "1.0.0-beta.16"
-source = "git+https://github.com/lance-format/lance.git?tag=v1.0.0-beta.16#ff89675ebaca362412c3ec9d62d2de3885a57727"
+version = "1.0.0-rc.2"
+source = "git+https://github.com/lance-format/lance.git?tag=v1.0.0-rc.2#8384461f28ee87c45a5c86a1e44fa49c91c631ee"
 dependencies = [
  "arrow-arith",
  "arrow-array",
@@ -4679,8 +4679,8 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "lance-file"
-version = "1.0.0-beta.16"
-source = "git+https://github.com/lance-format/lance.git?tag=v1.0.0-beta.16#ff89675ebaca362412c3ec9d62d2de3885a57727"
+version = "1.0.0-rc.2"
+source = "git+https://github.com/lance-format/lance.git?tag=v1.0.0-rc.2#8384461f28ee87c45a5c86a1e44fa49c91c631ee"
 dependencies = [
  "arrow-arith",
  "arrow-array",
@@ -4712,8 +4712,8 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "lance-geo"
-version = "1.0.0-beta.16"
-source = "git+https://github.com/lance-format/lance.git?tag=v1.0.0-beta.16#ff89675ebaca362412c3ec9d62d2de3885a57727"
+version = "1.0.0-rc.2"
+source = "git+https://github.com/lance-format/lance.git?tag=v1.0.0-rc.2#8384461f28ee87c45a5c86a1e44fa49c91c631ee"
 dependencies = [
  "datafusion",
  "geo-types",
@@ -4724,8 +4724,8 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "lance-index"
-version = "1.0.0-beta.16"
-source = "git+https://github.com/lance-format/lance.git?tag=v1.0.0-beta.16#ff89675ebaca362412c3ec9d62d2de3885a57727"
+version = "1.0.0-rc.2"
+source = "git+https://github.com/lance-format/lance.git?tag=v1.0.0-rc.2#8384461f28ee87c45a5c86a1e44fa49c91c631ee"
 dependencies = [
  "arrow",
  "arrow-arith",
@@ -4786,8 +4786,8 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "lance-io"
-version = "1.0.0-beta.16"
-source = "git+https://github.com/lance-format/lance.git?tag=v1.0.0-beta.16#ff89675ebaca362412c3ec9d62d2de3885a57727"
+version = "1.0.0-rc.2"
+source = "git+https://github.com/lance-format/lance.git?tag=v1.0.0-rc.2#8384461f28ee87c45a5c86a1e44fa49c91c631ee"
 dependencies = [
  "arrow",
  "arrow-arith",
@@ -4827,8 +4827,8 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "lance-linalg"
-version = "1.0.0-beta.16"
-source = "git+https://github.com/lance-format/lance.git?tag=v1.0.0-beta.16#ff89675ebaca362412c3ec9d62d2de3885a57727"
+version = "1.0.0-rc.2"
+source = "git+https://github.com/lance-format/lance.git?tag=v1.0.0-rc.2#8384461f28ee87c45a5c86a1e44fa49c91c631ee"
 dependencies = [
  "arrow-array",
  "arrow-buffer",
@@ -4844,8 +4844,8 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "lance-namespace"
-version = "1.0.0-beta.16"
-source = "git+https://github.com/lance-format/lance.git?tag=v1.0.0-beta.16#ff89675ebaca362412c3ec9d62d2de3885a57727"
+version = "1.0.0-rc.2"
+source = "git+https://github.com/lance-format/lance.git?tag=v1.0.0-rc.2#8384461f28ee87c45a5c86a1e44fa49c91c631ee"
 dependencies = [
  "arrow",
  "async-trait",
@@ -4857,8 +4857,8 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "lance-namespace-impls"
-version = "1.0.0-beta.16"
-source = "git+https://github.com/lance-format/lance.git?tag=v1.0.0-beta.16#ff89675ebaca362412c3ec9d62d2de3885a57727"
+version = "1.0.0-rc.2"
+source = "git+https://github.com/lance-format/lance.git?tag=v1.0.0-rc.2#8384461f28ee87c45a5c86a1e44fa49c91c631ee"
 dependencies = [
  "arrow",
  "arrow-ipc",
@@ -4896,8 +4896,8 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "lance-table"
-version = "1.0.0-beta.16"
-source = "git+https://github.com/lance-format/lance.git?tag=v1.0.0-beta.16#ff89675ebaca362412c3ec9d62d2de3885a57727"
+version = "1.0.0-rc.2"
+source = "git+https://github.com/lance-format/lance.git?tag=v1.0.0-rc.2#8384461f28ee87c45a5c86a1e44fa49c91c631ee"
 dependencies = [
  "arrow",
  "arrow-array",
@@ -4936,8 +4936,8 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "lance-testing"
-version = "1.0.0-beta.16"
-source = "git+https://github.com/lance-format/lance.git?tag=v1.0.0-beta.16#ff89675ebaca362412c3ec9d62d2de3885a57727"
+version = "1.0.0-rc.2"
+source = "git+https://github.com/lance-format/lance.git?tag=v1.0.0-rc.2#8384461f28ee87c45a5c86a1e44fa49c91c631ee"
 dependencies = [
  "arrow-array",
  "arrow-schema",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 02bae6ee..b6f34aea 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -15,20 +15,20 @@ categories = ["database-implementations"]
 rust-version = "1.78.0"
 
 [workspace.dependencies]
-lance = { "version" = "=1.0.0-beta.16", default-features = false, "tag" = "v1.0.0-beta.16", "git" = "https://github.com/lance-format/lance.git" }
-lance-core = { "version" = "=1.0.0-beta.16", "tag" = "v1.0.0-beta.16", "git" = "https://github.com/lance-format/lance.git" }
-lance-datagen = { "version" = "=1.0.0-beta.16", "tag" = "v1.0.0-beta.16", "git" = "https://github.com/lance-format/lance.git" }
-lance-file = { "version" = "=1.0.0-beta.16", "tag" = "v1.0.0-beta.16", "git" = "https://github.com/lance-format/lance.git" }
-lance-io = { "version" = "=1.0.0-beta.16", default-features = false, "tag" = "v1.0.0-beta.16", "git" = "https://github.com/lance-format/lance.git" }
-lance-index = { "version" = "=1.0.0-beta.16", "tag" = "v1.0.0-beta.16", "git" = "https://github.com/lance-format/lance.git" }
-lance-linalg = { "version" = "=1.0.0-beta.16", "tag" = "v1.0.0-beta.16", "git" = "https://github.com/lance-format/lance.git" }
-lance-namespace = { "version" = "=1.0.0-beta.16", "tag" = "v1.0.0-beta.16", "git" = "https://github.com/lance-format/lance.git" }
-lance-namespace-impls = { "version" = "=1.0.0-beta.16", default-features = false, "tag" = "v1.0.0-beta.16", "git" = "https://github.com/lance-format/lance.git" }
-lance-table = { "version" = "=1.0.0-beta.16", "tag" = "v1.0.0-beta.16", "git" = "https://github.com/lance-format/lance.git" }
-lance-testing = { "version" = "=1.0.0-beta.16", "tag" = "v1.0.0-beta.16", "git" = "https://github.com/lance-format/lance.git" }
-lance-datafusion = { "version" = "=1.0.0-beta.16", "tag" = "v1.0.0-beta.16", "git" = "https://github.com/lance-format/lance.git" }
-lance-encoding = { "version" = "=1.0.0-beta.16", "tag" = "v1.0.0-beta.16", "git" = "https://github.com/lance-format/lance.git" }
-lance-arrow = { "version" = "=1.0.0-beta.16", "tag" = "v1.0.0-beta.16", "git" = "https://github.com/lance-format/lance.git" }
+lance = { "version" = "=1.0.0-rc.2", default-features = false, "tag" = "v1.0.0-rc.2", "git" = "https://github.com/lance-format/lance.git" }
+lance-core = { "version" = "=1.0.0-rc.2", "tag" = "v1.0.0-rc.2", "git" = "https://github.com/lance-format/lance.git" }
+lance-datagen = { "version" = "=1.0.0-rc.2", "tag" = "v1.0.0-rc.2", "git" = "https://github.com/lance-format/lance.git" }
+lance-file = { "version" = "=1.0.0-rc.2", "tag" = "v1.0.0-rc.2", "git" = "https://github.com/lance-format/lance.git" }
+lance-io = { "version" = "=1.0.0-rc.2", default-features = false, "tag" = "v1.0.0-rc.2", "git" = "https://github.com/lance-format/lance.git" }
+lance-index = { "version" = "=1.0.0-rc.2", "tag" = "v1.0.0-rc.2", "git" = "https://github.com/lance-format/lance.git" }
+lance-linalg = { "version" = "=1.0.0-rc.2", "tag" = "v1.0.0-rc.2", "git" = "https://github.com/lance-format/lance.git" }
+lance-namespace = { "version" = "=1.0.0-rc.2", "tag" = "v1.0.0-rc.2", "git" = "https://github.com/lance-format/lance.git" }
+lance-namespace-impls = { "version" = "=1.0.0-rc.2", default-features = false, "tag" = "v1.0.0-rc.2", "git" = "https://github.com/lance-format/lance.git" }
+lance-table = { "version" = "=1.0.0-rc.2", "tag" = "v1.0.0-rc.2", "git" = "https://github.com/lance-format/lance.git" }
+lance-testing = { "version" = "=1.0.0-rc.2", "tag" = "v1.0.0-rc.2", "git" = "https://github.com/lance-format/lance.git" }
+lance-datafusion = { "version" = "=1.0.0-rc.2", "tag" = "v1.0.0-rc.2", "git" = "https://github.com/lance-format/lance.git" }
+lance-encoding = { "version" = "=1.0.0-rc.2", "tag" = "v1.0.0-rc.2", "git" = "https://github.com/lance-format/lance.git" }
+lance-arrow = { "version" = "=1.0.0-rc.2", "tag" = "v1.0.0-rc.2", "git" = "https://github.com/lance-format/lance.git" }
 ahash = "0.8"
 # Note that this one does not include pyarrow
 arrow = { version = "56.2", optional = false }
diff --git a/ci/set_lance_version.py b/ci/set_lance_version.py
index e1ce1a1d..dc243e09 100644
--- a/ci/set_lance_version.py
+++ b/ci/set_lance_version.py
@@ -260,7 +260,8 @@ else:
     if version.startswith("v"):
         version = version[1:]
 
-    if "beta" in version:
+    # Treat prerelease identifiers (beta/rc/etc) as preview builds fetched via git tags.
+    if "beta" in version or "rc" in version or "-" in version:
         set_preview_version(version)
     else:
         set_stable_version(version)