diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index ff5c48d20d..ab6060de47 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+	--- 9.9.0rc1 released ---
+
 3259.	[bug]		named-compilezone: Suppress "dump zone to <file>"
 			message when writing to stdout. [RT #27109]
 
diff --git a/README b/README
index 2868ab266f..0a5ba4112b 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -91,6 +91,7 @@ BIND 9.9.0
         - 'request-ixfr' option can now be set at the per-zone level.
         - 'dig +rrcomments' turns on comments about DNSKEY records,
           indicating their key ID, algorithm and function
+        - Simplified nsupdate syntax and added readline support
 
 BIND 9.8.0
 
diff --git a/lib/bind9/api b/lib/bind9/api
index 6404d993e5..2a59ac929c 100644
--- a/lib/bind9/api
+++ b/lib/bind9/api
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 LIBINTERFACE = 90
-LIBREVISION = 1
+LIBREVISION = 2
 LIBAGE = 0
diff --git a/lib/dns/api b/lib/dns/api
index 580ddcfd7a..63ac0c791c 100644
--- a/lib/dns/api
+++ b/lib/dns/api
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-LIBINTERFACE = 91
+LIBINTERFACE = 92
 LIBREVISION = 0
-LIBAGE = 1
+LIBAGE = 0
diff --git a/lib/isc/api b/lib/isc/api
index 6404d993e5..2a59ac929c 100644
--- a/lib/isc/api
+++ b/lib/isc/api
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 LIBINTERFACE = 90
-LIBREVISION = 1
+LIBREVISION = 2
 LIBAGE = 0
diff --git a/version b/version
index cb38a921a0..7431c7ca60 100644
--- a/version
+++ b/version
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# $Id: version,v 1.58 2011/11/16 22:18:51 marka Exp $
+# $Id: version,v 1.59 2011/12/22 17:49:49 each Exp $
 # 
 # This file must follow /bin/sh rules.  It is imported directly via
 # configure.
@@ -6,5 +6,5 @@
 MAJORVER=9
 MINORVER=9
 PATCHVER=0
-RELEASETYPE=b
-RELEASEVER=2
+RELEASETYPE=rc
+RELEASEVER=1