diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 9746682c1..322fe4560 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -3949,7 +3949,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "scarb"
-version = "2.3.0-rc0"
+version = "2.3.0-rc1"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "assert_fs",
@@ -4024,7 +4024,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "scarb-build-metadata"
-version = "2.3.0-rc0"
+version = "2.3.0-rc1"
 dependencies = [
  "cargo_metadata",
  "semver",
@@ -4032,7 +4032,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "scarb-cairo-language-server"
-version = "2.3.0-rc0"
+version = "2.3.0-rc1"
 dependencies = [
  "cairo-lang-language-server",
  "cairo-lang-utils",
@@ -4042,7 +4042,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "scarb-cairo-run"
-version = "2.3.0-rc0"
+version = "2.3.0-rc1"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "assert_fs",
@@ -4061,7 +4061,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "scarb-cairo-test"
-version = "2.3.0-rc0"
+version = "2.3.0-rc1"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "cairo-lang-compiler",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index e002d6e4a..11e3df1e7 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ members = [
 "resolver" = "2"
 
 [workspace.package]
-version = "2.3.0-rc0"
+version = "2.3.0-rc1"
 edition = "2021"
 
 authors = ["Software Mansion <contact@swmansion.com>"]
diff --git a/utils/scarb-build-metadata/src/lib.rs b/utils/scarb-build-metadata/src/lib.rs
index b4fb3fe34..2c99f15de 100644
--- a/utils/scarb-build-metadata/src/lib.rs
+++ b/utils/scarb-build-metadata/src/lib.rs
@@ -35,19 +35,25 @@ mod tests {
     /// because this project is tightly coupled with it.
     #[test]
     fn scarb_version_is_bound_to_cairo_version() {
-        let nightly_build = crate::SCARB_VERSION.contains("nightly");
-
-        let normalize = |v| {
-            let mut v = Version::parse(v).unwrap();
-            v.build = BuildMetadata::EMPTY;
-            if nightly_build {
-                v.pre = Prerelease::EMPTY;
-            }
-            v.to_string()
-        };
-
-        let scarb_version = normalize(crate::SCARB_VERSION);
-        let cairo_version = normalize(crate::CAIRO_VERSION);
-        assert_eq!(scarb_version, cairo_version);
+        let mut scarb = Version::parse(crate::SCARB_VERSION).unwrap();
+        let mut cairo = Version::parse(crate::CAIRO_VERSION).unwrap();
+
+        scarb.build = BuildMetadata::EMPTY;
+        cairo.build = BuildMetadata::EMPTY;
+
+        if scarb.pre.contains("nightly") {
+            scarb.pre = Prerelease::EMPTY;
+            cairo.pre = Prerelease::EMPTY;
+        }
+
+        assert_eq!(
+            (scarb.major, scarb.minor, scarb.patch),
+            (cairo.major, cairo.minor, cairo.patch),
+            "versions not in sync:\nscarb {scarb}\ncairo {cairo}"
+        );
+        assert!(
+            scarb.pre >= cairo.pre,
+            "versions not in sync:\nscarb {scarb}\ncairo {cairo}"
+        );
     }
 }