diff --git a/RELEASE_NOTES.md b/RELEASE_NOTES.md
index 4bd60ba..10245f1 100644
--- a/RELEASE_NOTES.md
+++ b/RELEASE_NOTES.md
@@ -2,16 +2,9 @@
 
 ## Summary
 
-<!-- Here goes a general summary of what this release is about -->
+This release updates the minimum required `frequenz-channels` version is updated
+to v1.0.0-rc1.  This is a breaking change, because the channels API has changed.
 
 ## Upgrading
 
-<!-- Here goes notes on how to upgrade from previous versions, including deprecations and what they should be replaced with -->
-
-## New Features
-
-<!-- Here goes the main new features and examples or instructions on how to use them -->
-
-## Bug Fixes
-
-<!-- Here goes notable bug fixes that are worth a special mention or explanation -->
+Follow the upgrading instructions from the new channel release: [v1.0.0-rc1](https://github.com/frequenz-floss/frequenz-channels-python/releases/tag/v1.0.0-rc.1).
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 831c9f2..24c448d 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ classifiers = [
 requires-python = ">= 3.11, < 4"
 # TODO(cookiecutter): Remove and add more dependencies if appropriate
 dependencies = [
-  "frequenz-channels >= v1.0.0-beta.2, < 2",
+  "frequenz-channels >= v1.0.0-rc1, < 2",
   "grpcio >= 1.54.2, < 2",
   "protobuf >= 4.21.6, < 5",
   "typing-extensions >= 4.5.0, < 5",
diff --git a/src/frequenz/client/base/streaming.py b/src/frequenz/client/base/streaming.py
index ea6e1f1..ba0451a 100644
--- a/src/frequenz/client/base/streaming.py
+++ b/src/frequenz/client/base/streaming.py
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ def __init__(
         )
 
         self._channel: channels.Broadcast[OutputT] = channels.Broadcast(
-            f"GrpcStreamBroadcaster-{stream_name}"
+            name=f"GrpcStreamBroadcaster-{stream_name}"
         )
         self._task = asyncio.create_task(self._run())
 
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ def new_receiver(self, maxsize: int = 50) -> channels.Receiver[OutputT]:
         Returns:
             A new receiver.
         """
-        return self._channel.new_receiver(maxsize=maxsize)
+        return self._channel.new_receiver(limit=maxsize)
 
     async def stop(self) -> None:
         """Stop the streaming helper."""