diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish-pypi.yml b/.github/workflows/publish-pypi.yml
index 63ab5e5e6..86d53a36d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish-pypi.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish-pypi.yml
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ jobs:
         run: pipx install dunamai
       - name: Set version
         run: |
-          VERSION=$(dunamai from git --format "{base}{stage}{revision}" --pattern "^(?P<base>\d+\.\d+\.\d+)((-(?P<stage>alpha|beta|theta))\.(?P<revision>\d+))?$" --latest-tag)
+          VERSION=$(dunamai from git --format "{base}{stage}{revision}" --pattern "^(?P<base>\d+\.\d+\.\d+)((-(?P<stage>alpha|beta|rc))\.(?P<revision>\d+))?$" --latest-tag)
           # Convert stage names to PEP440 equivalents
           VERSION=${VERSION/alpha/a}
           VERSION=${VERSION/beta/b}
diff --git a/src/Fable.Cli/CHANGELOG.md b/src/Fable.Cli/CHANGELOG.md
index 65277af6c..b8d69fbaf 100644
--- a/src/Fable.Cli/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/src/Fable.Cli/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 ### Fixed
 
+* [Python] Fix PyPI publish workflow version pattern to support `rc` tags (by @dbrattli)
 * [Beam] Bundle `fable-library-beam` in NuGet package so `dotnet fable --lang beam` works (by @dbrattli)
 
 ## 5.0.0-rc.1 - 2026-02-26