diff --git a/app/build.gradle.kts b/app/build.gradle.kts
index c822052f1d13..bc3732168e3f 100644
--- a/app/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/app/build.gradle.kts
@@ -111,8 +111,8 @@ android {
targetSdk = 36
// mayor.minor.hotfix.increment (for increment: 01-50=Alpha / 51-89=RC / 90-99=stable)
// xx .xxx .xx .xx
- versionCode = 350010050
- versionName = "35.1.0 Alpha 51"
+ versionCode = 350010051
+ versionName = "35.1.0 RC1"
buildConfigField("boolean", "CI", ciBuild.toString())
buildConfigField("boolean", "RUNTIME_PERF_ANALYSIS", perfAnalysis.toString())
diff --git a/fastlane/metadata/android/en-US/changelogs/350010051.txt b/fastlane/metadata/android/en-US/changelogs/350010051.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..95c661f56915
--- /dev/null
+++ b/fastlane/metadata/android/en-US/changelogs/350010051.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+## 35.1.0 RC1 (November 4, 2026)
+
+- Improved unsynced file opening
+- Faster file listing
+- Memory usage optimizations
+- Bugfixes and performance improvements
+
+Minimum: NC 23 Server, Android 9 Nougat
+
+For a full list, please see https://github.com/nextcloud/android/milestone/133
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/fastlane/metadata/android/en-US/changelogs/350010051.txt.license b/fastlane/metadata/android/en-US/changelogs/350010051.txt.license
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..a67e1fec2721
--- /dev/null
+++ b/fastlane/metadata/android/en-US/changelogs/350010051.txt.license
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2026 Nextcloud GmbH and Nextcloud contributors
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-or-later
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/gradle/libs.versions.toml b/gradle/libs.versions.toml
index d7122cb80ca5..8fc71363a4f7 100644
--- a/gradle/libs.versions.toml
+++ b/gradle/libs.versions.toml
@@ -2,10 +2,10 @@
# SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-or-later
[versions]
-androidCommonLibraryVersion = "0.34.0"
+androidCommonLibraryVersion = "0.35.0-rc1"
androidGifDrawableVersion = "1.2.32"
androidImageCropperVersion = "4.7.0"
-androidLibraryVersion ="0c7fb895b2b621d998e8a32faec2db9ca046c1ef"
+androidLibraryVersion ="rc-2.27.0"
androidOpensslVersion = "3.5.6.1"
androidPluginVersion = "9.5.0"
androidsvgVersion = "1.4"
diff --git a/gradle/verification-metadata.xml b/gradle/verification-metadata.xml
index fd0060558de7..455c13d9cf89 100644
--- a/gradle/verification-metadata.xml
+++ b/gradle/verification-metadata.xml
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