diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index d431a89a..7797f63f 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -88,6 +88,16 @@ pnpm build
 
 ### Publishing
 
+To bump the package version prior to publishing, run:
+
+```sh
+# To bump the patch number (most publishes should use this)
+pnpm version patch --no-git-tag-version
+
+# To bump the prerelease number (if and only if a RC version is required)
+pnpm version prerelease --no-git-tag-version --preid=rc
+```
+
 To publish the package to NPM, run:
 
 ```sh
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index c6169e35..d27457fd 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "cosmes",
-  "version": "0.0.46",
+  "version": "0.0.47-rc.0",
   "private": false,
   "packageManager": "pnpm@8.3.0",
   "sideEffects": false,