diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index 7340d2f1de..a0ae2b2bef 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+	--- 9.6-ESV-R9rc1 released ---
+
 3539.	[port]		win32: timestamp format didn't match other platforms.
 
 3538.	[test]		Running "make test" now requires loopback interfaces
diff --git a/lib/dns/api b/lib/dns/api
index 63ea6c27d9..c19072d6e9 100644
--- a/lib/dns/api
+++ b/lib/dns/api
@@ -5,5 +5,5 @@
 # 9.9: 90-109
 # 9.9-sub: 130-139
 LIBINTERFACE = 112
-LIBREVISION = 1
+LIBREVISION = 2
 LIBAGE = 0
diff --git a/lib/isc/api b/lib/isc/api
index e902ff2df5..5e1db39695 100644
--- a/lib/isc/api
+++ b/lib/isc/api
@@ -5,5 +5,5 @@
 # 9.9: 90-109
 # 9.9-sub: 130-139
 LIBINTERFACE = 58
-LIBREVISION = 1
+LIBREVISION = 2
 LIBAGE = 1
diff --git a/lib/isccfg/api b/lib/isccfg/api
index 77c49cc20a..10b92179d9 100644
--- a/lib/isccfg/api
+++ b/lib/isccfg/api
@@ -5,5 +5,5 @@
 # 9.9: 90-109
 # 9.9-sub: 130-139
 LIBINTERFACE = 50
-LIBREVISION = 7
+LIBREVISION = 8
 LIBAGE = 0
diff --git a/lib/lwres/api b/lib/lwres/api
index 10b92179d9..a63317379d 100644
--- a/lib/lwres/api
+++ b/lib/lwres/api
@@ -5,5 +5,5 @@
 # 9.9: 90-109
 # 9.9-sub: 130-139
 LIBINTERFACE = 50
-LIBREVISION = 8
+LIBREVISION = 9
 LIBAGE = 0
diff --git a/version b/version
index 978bd0d7fb..64d5e7f5e7 100644
--- a/version
+++ b/version
@@ -8,4 +8,4 @@ MAJORVER=9
 MINORVER=6
 PATCHVER=
 RELEASETYPE=-ESV
-RELEASEVER=-R9b2
+RELEASEVER=-R9rc1