diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 765f69215..7f248dd87 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -3,6 +3,42 @@
 
 All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 
+## [1.0.0-rc2](https://github.com/TraceMachina/nativelink/compare/v0.8.0..1.0.0-rc2) - 2026-02-16
+
+
+
+### ⛰️  Features
+
+- Add Max Concurrent Writes ([#2156](https://github.com/TraceMachina/nativelink/issues/2156)) - ([3a90838](https://github.com/TraceMachina/nativelink/commit/3a90838081e3e6a14d13ee231075492256753d22))
+- Add logs for stall detection ([#2155](https://github.com/TraceMachina/nativelink/issues/2155)) - ([94e7e3f](https://github.com/TraceMachina/nativelink/commit/94e7e3f134f2586aa89384e6088544a83dba2694))
+- Add Max action executing timeouts to scheduler ([#2153](https://github.com/TraceMachina/nativelink/issues/2153)) - ([5549a96](https://github.com/TraceMachina/nativelink/commit/5549a969bd7be1f10b94dc725ae6dcd68dd00130))
+- Add gRPC timeouts and other improvements to detect dead connections ([#2152](https://github.com/TraceMachina/nativelink/issues/2152)) - ([b4b44ba](https://github.com/TraceMachina/nativelink/commit/b4b44ba6db8b830d05de2d6180d0c452836eeea2))
+- Allows setting environment variables from the environment ([#2143](https://github.com/TraceMachina/nativelink/issues/2143)) - ([a57c771](https://github.com/TraceMachina/nativelink/commit/a57c7714b868e5b22bdcb7736e370ea454f5c843))
+- Add Max Upload timeout to CAS ([#2150](https://github.com/TraceMachina/nativelink/issues/2150)) - ([24cc324](https://github.com/TraceMachina/nativelink/commit/24cc324b21de72d8079fc7e54e5dc4abf678c0bd))
+- Add tracing to hyper-util ([#2132](https://github.com/TraceMachina/nativelink/issues/2132)) - ([bc773dc](https://github.com/TraceMachina/nativelink/commit/bc773dc3d43ff208e996e97547528c5b111abd14))
+
+### 🐛 Bug Fixes
+
+- *(deps)* update module github.com/go-git/go-git/v5 to v5.16.5 [security] ([#2138](https://github.com/TraceMachina/nativelink/issues/2138)) - ([dc25843](https://github.com/TraceMachina/nativelink/commit/dc258438336ba6ab5e63c0a48e71987bb88b4621))
+- Fix integer overflow in compression_store.rs data retrieval logic ([#2151](https://github.com/TraceMachina/nativelink/issues/2151)) - ([f996507](https://github.com/TraceMachina/nativelink/commit/f996507b152a7a5e79367475e7854680cce3eb2c))
+- Fix Max Inflight Workers job acceptance ([#2142](https://github.com/TraceMachina/nativelink/issues/2142)) - ([6ffab5f](https://github.com/TraceMachina/nativelink/commit/6ffab5f049666158b14e277653d8ce6b487c2ff6))
+
+### ⚙️ Miscellaneous
+
+- *(deps)* update rust crate toml to v1 ([#2147](https://github.com/TraceMachina/nativelink/issues/2147)) - ([85e9ecf](https://github.com/TraceMachina/nativelink/commit/85e9ecf05e1e6646513f4b32a8ce1fba609ebcf7))
+- *(deps)* update rust crate bytes to v1.11.1 [security] ([#2134](https://github.com/TraceMachina/nativelink/issues/2134)) - ([5d32d18](https://github.com/TraceMachina/nativelink/commit/5d32d181fe68d29bf354a2a5f41e634d8faaec37))
+- Dummy streams should be pending, not empty ([#2154](https://github.com/TraceMachina/nativelink/issues/2154)) - ([e72b5a0](https://github.com/TraceMachina/nativelink/commit/e72b5a0feaace00ee9960886d3c2715eeb76c361))
+- fix metrics ([#2097](https://github.com/TraceMachina/nativelink/issues/2097)) - ([e6c7097](https://github.com/TraceMachina/nativelink/commit/e6c70977a879d552b98ebc2cb23717ab51658a2a))
+- Advise the kernel to drop page cache ([#2149](https://github.com/TraceMachina/nativelink/issues/2149)) - ([727760d](https://github.com/TraceMachina/nativelink/commit/727760d1e208ca8be7bc134f432baf5dc5bf5928))
+- Replace Fred with redis-rs ([#2076](https://github.com/TraceMachina/nativelink/issues/2076)) - ([4956889](https://github.com/TraceMachina/nativelink/commit/4956889cd258a98f0e8720b5b7ef028ca0ed4d99))
+- No workers logging ([#2137](https://github.com/TraceMachina/nativelink/issues/2137)) - ([12c63f5](https://github.com/TraceMachina/nativelink/commit/12c63f50fef02bf36624ac0770fc8f5dac407a9c))
+- Make update_with_whole_file logging default to trace ([#2131](https://github.com/TraceMachina/nativelink/issues/2131)) - ([ecd2903](https://github.com/TraceMachina/nativelink/commit/ecd2903f8ca5086e10f74290533a9fc75c580a7c))
+- Be clearer about what property values workers are missing ([#2121](https://github.com/TraceMachina/nativelink/issues/2121)) - ([85385e6](https://github.com/TraceMachina/nativelink/commit/85385e68271d78b2b72a24098202aade157a5553))
+
+### ⬆️ Bumps & Version Updates
+
+- Update jsonwebtoken ([#2135](https://github.com/TraceMachina/nativelink/issues/2135)) - ([56a8955](https://github.com/TraceMachina/nativelink/commit/56a89557ee14130ca10b44f1688d5e9b6e4691d5))
+
 ## [0.8.0](https://github.com/TraceMachina/nativelink/compare/v0.7.10..0.8.0) - 2026-01-29
 
 ### ⛰️  Features
diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index ea26cd37b..6daa6a21d 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -2616,7 +2616,7 @@ checksum = "1d87ecb2933e8aeadb3e3a02b828fed80a7528047e68b4f424523a0981a3a084"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "nativelink"
-version = "0.8.0"
+version = "1.0.0-rc2"
 dependencies = [
  "async-lock",
  "axum",
@@ -2644,7 +2644,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "nativelink-config"
-version = "0.8.0"
+version = "1.0.0-rc2"
 dependencies = [
  "byte-unit",
  "humantime",
@@ -2661,7 +2661,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "nativelink-error"
-version = "0.8.0"
+version = "1.0.0-rc2"
 dependencies = [
  "nativelink-metric",
  "nativelink-proto",
@@ -2680,7 +2680,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "nativelink-macro"
-version = "0.8.0"
+version = "1.0.0-rc2"
 dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
@@ -2689,7 +2689,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "nativelink-metric"
-version = "0.8.0"
+version = "1.0.0-rc2"
 dependencies = [
  "async-lock",
  "nativelink-metric-macro-derive",
@@ -2709,7 +2709,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "nativelink-proto"
-version = "0.8.0"
+version = "1.0.0-rc2"
 dependencies = [
  "derive_more 2.1.0",
  "prost",
@@ -2721,7 +2721,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "nativelink-redis-tester"
-version = "0.8.0"
+version = "1.0.0-rc2"
 dependencies = [
  "nativelink-util",
  "redis",
@@ -2733,7 +2733,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "nativelink-scheduler"
-version = "0.8.0"
+version = "1.0.0-rc2"
 dependencies = [
  "async-lock",
  "async-trait",
@@ -2769,7 +2769,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "nativelink-service"
-version = "0.8.0"
+version = "1.0.0-rc2"
 dependencies = [
  "async-lock",
  "async-trait",
@@ -2809,7 +2809,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "nativelink-store"
-version = "0.8.0"
+version = "1.0.0-rc2"
 dependencies = [
  "async-lock",
  "async-trait",
@@ -2875,7 +2875,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "nativelink-util"
-version = "0.8.0"
+version = "1.0.0-rc2"
 dependencies = [
  "async-trait",
  "base64 0.22.1",
@@ -2929,7 +2929,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "nativelink-worker"
-version = "0.8.0"
+version = "1.0.0-rc2"
 dependencies = [
  "async-lock",
  "bytes",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 78919791a..a94f54aee 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ resolver = "2"
 edition = "2024"
 name = "nativelink"
 rust-version = "1.87.0"
-version = "0.8.0"
+version = "1.0.0-rc2"
 
 [profile.release]
 lto = true
diff --git a/MODULE.bazel b/MODULE.bazel
index a2450cb47..e1566611e 100644
--- a/MODULE.bazel
+++ b/MODULE.bazel
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 module(
     name = "nativelink",
-    version = "0.8.0",
+    version = "1.0.0-rc2",
     compatibility_level = 0,
 )
 
diff --git a/nativelink-config/Cargo.toml b/nativelink-config/Cargo.toml
index 31d41f2aa..0785ef43a 100644
--- a/nativelink-config/Cargo.toml
+++ b/nativelink-config/Cargo.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ lints.workspace = true
 [package]
 edition = "2024"
 name = "nativelink-config"
-version = "0.8.0"
+version = "1.0.0-rc2"
 
 [dependencies]
 nativelink-error = { path = "../nativelink-error" }
diff --git a/nativelink-error/Cargo.toml b/nativelink-error/Cargo.toml
index 54f14266e..13581368b 100644
--- a/nativelink-error/Cargo.toml
+++ b/nativelink-error/Cargo.toml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ autoexamples = false
 autotests = false
 edition = "2024"
 name = "nativelink-error"
-version = "0.8.0"
+version = "1.0.0-rc2"
 
 [dependencies]
 nativelink-metric = { path = "../nativelink-metric" }
diff --git a/nativelink-macro/Cargo.toml b/nativelink-macro/Cargo.toml
index b47e43cdd..7fdee0c6f 100644
--- a/nativelink-macro/Cargo.toml
+++ b/nativelink-macro/Cargo.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ lints.workspace = true
 [package]
 edition = "2024"
 name = "nativelink-macro"
-version = "0.8.0"
+version = "1.0.0-rc2"
 
 [lib]
 proc-macro = true
diff --git a/nativelink-metric/Cargo.toml b/nativelink-metric/Cargo.toml
index 042c6c939..b4ed283a6 100644
--- a/nativelink-metric/Cargo.toml
+++ b/nativelink-metric/Cargo.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ lints.workspace = true
 [package]
 edition = "2024"
 name = "nativelink-metric"
-version = "0.8.0"
+version = "1.0.0-rc2"
 
 [dependencies]
 nativelink-metric-macro-derive = { path = "nativelink-metric-macro-derive" }
diff --git a/nativelink-proto/Cargo.toml b/nativelink-proto/Cargo.toml
index ed5c67def..fb9a08ad3 100644
--- a/nativelink-proto/Cargo.toml
+++ b/nativelink-proto/Cargo.toml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 [package]
 edition = "2024"
 name = "nativelink-proto"
-version = "0.8.0"
+version = "1.0.0-rc2"
 
 [lib]
 name = "nativelink_proto"
diff --git a/nativelink-redis-tester/Cargo.toml b/nativelink-redis-tester/Cargo.toml
index 102c0b9d7..a24abcfdf 100644
--- a/nativelink-redis-tester/Cargo.toml
+++ b/nativelink-redis-tester/Cargo.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ lints.workspace = true
 [package]
 edition = "2024"
 name = "nativelink-redis-tester"
-version = "0.8.0"
+version = "1.0.0-rc2"
 
 [dependencies]
 nativelink-util = { path = "../nativelink-util" }
diff --git a/nativelink-scheduler/Cargo.toml b/nativelink-scheduler/Cargo.toml
index 3a526d079..5f98f9fd8 100644
--- a/nativelink-scheduler/Cargo.toml
+++ b/nativelink-scheduler/Cargo.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ lints.workspace = true
 [package]
 edition = "2024"
 name = "nativelink-scheduler"
-version = "0.8.0"
+version = "1.0.0-rc2"
 
 [dependencies]
 nativelink-config = { path = "../nativelink-config" }
diff --git a/nativelink-service/Cargo.toml b/nativelink-service/Cargo.toml
index f505602f7..3f14715d1 100644
--- a/nativelink-service/Cargo.toml
+++ b/nativelink-service/Cargo.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ lints.workspace = true
 [package]
 edition = "2024"
 name = "nativelink-service"
-version = "0.8.0"
+version = "1.0.0-rc2"
 
 [dependencies]
 nativelink-config = { path = "../nativelink-config" }
diff --git a/nativelink-store/Cargo.toml b/nativelink-store/Cargo.toml
index e825d59bf..5a0a62928 100644
--- a/nativelink-store/Cargo.toml
+++ b/nativelink-store/Cargo.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ lints.workspace = true
 [package]
 edition = "2024"
 name = "nativelink-store"
-version = "0.8.0"
+version = "1.0.0-rc2"
 
 [dependencies]
 nativelink-config = { path = "../nativelink-config" }
diff --git a/nativelink-util/Cargo.toml b/nativelink-util/Cargo.toml
index a0bb8bbb9..7001cd075 100644
--- a/nativelink-util/Cargo.toml
+++ b/nativelink-util/Cargo.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ lints.workspace = true
 [package]
 edition = "2024"
 name = "nativelink-util"
-version = "0.8.0"
+version = "1.0.0-rc2"
 
 [dependencies]
 nativelink-config = { path = "../nativelink-config" }
diff --git a/nativelink-worker/Cargo.toml b/nativelink-worker/Cargo.toml
index 7acc36c29..500ab104e 100644
--- a/nativelink-worker/Cargo.toml
+++ b/nativelink-worker/Cargo.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ lints.workspace = true
 [package]
 edition = "2024"
 name = "nativelink-worker"
-version = "0.8.0"
+version = "1.0.0-rc2"
 
 [features]
 nix = []