diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index 3e0d4153c6..d27d72650d 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+	--- 9.6.1b1 released ---
+
 2577.	[doc]		Clarified some statistics counters. [RT #19454]
 
 2576.	[bug]		NSEC record were not being correctly signed when
diff --git a/lib/bind9/api b/lib/bind9/api
index 2240cdda3a..39934b4fbd 100644
--- a/lib/bind9/api
+++ b/lib/bind9/api
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 LIBINTERFACE = 50
-LIBREVISION = 1
+LIBREVISION = 2
 LIBAGE = 0
diff --git a/lib/dns/api b/lib/dns/api
index fbbf923b53..e5a8e69a17 100644
--- a/lib/dns/api
+++ b/lib/dns/api
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-LIBINTERFACE = 50
-LIBREVISION = 3
-LIBAGE = 0
+LIBINTERFACE = 51
+LIBREVISION = 0
+LIBAGE = 1
diff --git a/lib/isc/api b/lib/isc/api
index 39934b4fbd..e5a8e69a17 100644
--- a/lib/isc/api
+++ b/lib/isc/api
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-LIBINTERFACE = 50
-LIBREVISION = 2
-LIBAGE = 0
+LIBINTERFACE = 51
+LIBREVISION = 0
+LIBAGE = 1
diff --git a/lib/lwres/api b/lib/lwres/api
index 8459d4239f..2240cdda3a 100644
--- a/lib/lwres/api
+++ b/lib/lwres/api
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 LIBINTERFACE = 50
-LIBREVISION = 0
+LIBREVISION = 1
 LIBAGE = 0
diff --git a/version b/version
index 3e3dacd0cd..de966cbf9c 100644
--- a/version
+++ b/version
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
-# $Id: version,v 1.43.12.2 2008/12/21 22:21:57 marka Exp $
+# $Id: version,v 1.43.12.3 2009/03/13 05:23:35 marka Exp $
 # 
 # This file must follow /bin/sh rules.  It is imported directly via
 # configure.
 #
 MAJORVER=9
 MINORVER=6
-PATCHVER=0
-RELEASETYPE=
-RELEASEVER=
+PATCHVER=1
+RELEASETYPE=b
+RELEASEVER=1