diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index 0587090cfa..34aab7129e 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+	--- 9.12.0rc1 released ---
+
 4836.	[bug]		Zones created using "rndc addzone" could
 			temporarily fail to inherit an "allow-transfer"
 			ACL that had been configured in the options
diff --git a/lib/bind9/api b/lib/bind9/api
index a9131cd910..1fd25e23c1 100644
--- a/lib/bind9/api
+++ b/lib/bind9/api
@@ -9,5 +9,5 @@
 # 9.11: 160-169
 # 9.12: 1200-1299
 LIBINTERFACE = 1200
-LIBREVISION = 2
+LIBREVISION = 3
 LIBAGE = 0
diff --git a/lib/dns/api b/lib/dns/api
index ebab145435..2891c1f3b4 100644
--- a/lib/dns/api
+++ b/lib/dns/api
@@ -9,5 +9,5 @@
 # 9.11: 160-169
 # 9.12: 1200-1299
 LIBINTERFACE = 1202
-LIBREVISION = 0
+LIBREVISION = 1
 LIBAGE = 1
diff --git a/lib/isc/api b/lib/isc/api
index aa4542fc27..520387e55b 100644
--- a/lib/isc/api
+++ b/lib/isc/api
@@ -9,5 +9,5 @@
 # 9.11: 160-169
 # 9.12: 1200-1299
 LIBINTERFACE = 1202
-LIBREVISION = 0
+LIBREVISION = 1
 LIBAGE = 2
diff --git a/lib/ns/api b/lib/ns/api
index f7839c9f0d..832c3d42b8 100644
--- a/lib/ns/api
+++ b/lib/ns/api
@@ -9,5 +9,5 @@
 # 9.11: 160-169
 # 9.12: 1200-1299
 LIBINTERFACE = 1202
-LIBREVISION = 0
+LIBREVISION = 1
 LIBAGE = 0
diff --git a/version b/version
index 573013b9f4..92e00e90fb 100644
--- a/version
+++ b/version
@@ -6,6 +6,6 @@ DESCRIPTION=
 MAJORVER=9
 MINORVER=12
 PATCHVER=0
-RELEASETYPE=b
-RELEASEVER=2
+RELEASETYPE=rc
+RELEASEVER=1
 EXTENSIONS=