diff --git a/gramps2/configure b/gramps2/configure
index ed0fe4c85..97787af91 100755
--- a/gramps2/configure
+++ b/gramps2/configure
@@ -1567,7 +1567,7 @@ INSTALL_STRIP_PROGRAM="\${SHELL} \$(install_sh) -c -s"
 
 
 
-RELEASE=pre8
+RELEASE=rc1
 
 VERSIONSTRING=$VERSION
 if test x"$RELEASE" != "x"
diff --git a/gramps2/configure.in b/gramps2/configure.in
index eaa602596..d8284dd2a 100644
--- a/gramps2/configure.in
+++ b/gramps2/configure.in
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ dnl Process this file with autoconf to produce a configure script.
 dnl May need to run automake && aclocal first
 AC_INIT(src/gramps.py)
 AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE(gramps, 0.9.0)
-RELEASE=pre8
+RELEASE=rc1
 
 VERSIONSTRING=$VERSION
 if test x"$RELEASE" != "x"
diff --git a/gramps2/gramps.spec b/gramps2/gramps.spec
index 8d07d779a..3c3515a83 100644
--- a/gramps2/gramps.spec
+++ b/gramps2/gramps.spec
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 %define ver      0.9.0
-%define rel      pre8
+%define rel      rc1
 %define prefix   /usr
 
 Summary: Genealogical Research and Analysis Management Programming System.
diff --git a/gramps2/src/const.py b/gramps2/src/const.py
index 239e290dd..6f61c17ff 100644
--- a/gramps2/src/const.py
+++ b/gramps2/src/const.py
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ startup        = 1
 #
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------------
 progName     = "GRAMPS"
-version      = "0.9.0-pre8"
+version      = "0.9.0-rc1"
 copyright    = "© 2001-2002 Donald N. Allingham"
 authors      = ["Donald N. Allingham", "David Hampton","Donald A. Peterson"]
 comments     = _("GRAMPS (Genealogical Research and Analysis "