[release-3.0] Update version to 3.0.0-rc.1 (#13193)

dimitarvdimitrov · web-flow · commit 69d55fbe0871 · 2025-10-28T15:23:11.000Z
Preparing for the second release candidate of Mimir 3.0.

Updates VERSION and CHANGELOG for rc.1 release.
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 
 ## main / unreleased
 
+## 3.0.0-rc.1 2025-10-28
+
 ### Jsonnet
 
 * [CHANGE] Mimir-continuous-test: Use `mimir -target=continuous-test` instead of standalone binary/image. #13097
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-3.0.0-rc.0
+3.0.0-rc.1
