diff --git a/apps/emqx/include/emqx_release.hrl b/apps/emqx/include/emqx_release.hrl
index d35df9c92..655cd77d9 100644
--- a/apps/emqx/include/emqx_release.hrl
+++ b/apps/emqx/include/emqx_release.hrl
@@ -32,10 +32,10 @@
 %% `apps/emqx/src/bpapi/README.md'
 
 %% Opensource edition
--define(EMQX_RELEASE_CE, "5.5.1").
+-define(EMQX_RELEASE_CE, "5.5.1-rc.3").
 
 %% Enterprise edition
--define(EMQX_RELEASE_EE, "5.5.1").
+-define(EMQX_RELEASE_EE, "5.5.1-rc.3").
 
 %% The HTTP API version
 -define(EMQX_API_VERSION, "5.0").
diff --git a/changes/e5.5.1.en.md b/changes/e5.5.1.en.md
index 0c705b9a7..8077160d2 100644
--- a/changes/e5.5.1.en.md
+++ b/changes/e5.5.1.en.md
@@ -8,8 +8,6 @@
 
 - [#12471](https://github.com/emqx/emqx/pull/12471) Fixed an issue that data integration configurations failed to load correctly during upgrades from EMQX version 5.0.2 to newer releases.
 
-- [#12542](https://github.com/emqx/emqx/pull/12542) Redacted authorization headers to exclude basic authorization credentials from debug logs in the HTTP Server connector, mitigating potential security risks.
-
 - [#12598](https://github.com/emqx/emqx/pull/12598) Fixed an issue that users were unable to subscribe to or unsubscribe from shared topic filters via HTTP API.
 
   The affected APIs include:
@@ -26,7 +24,7 @@
 
 - [#12620](https://github.com/emqx/emqx/pull/12620) Fixed an issue when sensitive headers for HTTP connector may be printed in the `debug` level log.
 
-- [#12632](https://github.com/emqx/emqx/pull/12632) Fix an issue when rule engine SQL built-in function `date_to_unix_ts` produced incorrect results for dates starting from 1st of March on leap years.
+- [#12632](https://github.com/emqx/emqx/pull/12632) Fixed an issue where the rule engine's SQL built-in function `date_to_unix_ts` produced incorrect results for dates starting from March 1st on leap years.
 
 - [#12608](https://github.com/emqx/emqx/pull/12608) Fixed a `function_clause` error in the IoTDB action caused by the absence of a `payload` field in query data.
 
diff --git a/changes/v5.5.1.en.md b/changes/v5.5.1.en.md
index 517b88971..d25349ccd 100644
--- a/changes/v5.5.1.en.md
+++ b/changes/v5.5.1.en.md
@@ -4,8 +4,6 @@
 
 - [#12471](https://github.com/emqx/emqx/pull/12471) Fixed an issue that data integration configurations failed to load correctly during upgrades from EMQX version 5.0.2 to newer releases.
 
-- [#12542](https://github.com/emqx/emqx/pull/12542) Redacted authorization headers to exclude basic authorization credentials from debug logs in the HTTP Server connector, mitigating potential security risks.
-
 - [#12598](https://github.com/emqx/emqx/pull/12598) Fixed an issue that users were unable to subscribe to or unsubscribe from shared topic filters via HTTP API.
 
   The affected APIs include:
@@ -22,4 +20,5 @@
 
 - [#12620](https://github.com/emqx/emqx/pull/12620) Fixed an issue when sensitive headers for HTTP connector may be printed in the `debug` level log.
 
-- [#12632](https://github.com/emqx/emqx/pull/12632) Fix an issue when rule engine SQL built-in function `date_to_unix_ts` produced incorrect results for dates starting from 1st of March on leap years.
+- [#12632](https://github.com/emqx/emqx/pull/12632) Fixed an issue where the rule engine's SQL built-in function `date_to_unix_ts` produced incorrect results for dates starting from March 1st on leap years.
+
diff --git a/deploy/charts/emqx-enterprise/Chart.yaml b/deploy/charts/emqx-enterprise/Chart.yaml
index 014a37fd6..e75a8d346 100644
--- a/deploy/charts/emqx-enterprise/Chart.yaml
+++ b/deploy/charts/emqx-enterprise/Chart.yaml
@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@ type: application
 
 # This is the chart version. This version number should be incremented each time you make changes
 # to the chart and its templates, including the app version.
-version: 5.5.1
+version: 5.5.1-rc.3
 
 # This is the version number of the application being deployed. This version number should be
 # incremented each time you make changes to the application.
-appVersion: 5.5.1
+appVersion: 5.5.1-rc.3
diff --git a/deploy/charts/emqx/Chart.yaml b/deploy/charts/emqx/Chart.yaml
index 8b60276ed..7c33555f1 100644
--- a/deploy/charts/emqx/Chart.yaml
+++ b/deploy/charts/emqx/Chart.yaml
@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@ type: application
 
 # This is the chart version. This version number should be incremented each time you make changes
 # to the chart and its templates, including the app version.
-version: 5.5.1
+version: 5.5.1-rc.3
 
 # This is the version number of the application being deployed. This version number should be
 # incremented each time you make changes to the application.
-appVersion: 5.5.1
+appVersion: 5.5.1-rc.3