diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index c81a26a5fa..4f67832269 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+	--- 9.9.0rc3 released ---
+
 3284.	[bug]		Address race conditions with the handling of
 			rbtnode.deadlink. [RT #27738]
 
diff --git a/lib/dns/api b/lib/dns/api
index 332a0c5447..b0d8bdd744 100644
--- a/lib/dns/api
+++ b/lib/dns/api
@@ -4,5 +4,5 @@
 # 9.8: 80-89
 # 9.9: 90-109
 LIBINTERFACE = 93
-LIBREVISION = 0
+LIBREVISION = 1
 LIBAGE = 0
diff --git a/version b/version
index 5b4251566a..19e85d929e 100644
--- a/version
+++ b/version
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# $Id: version,v 1.60.2.1 2012/01/31 01:16:31 each Exp $
+# $Id: version,v 1.60.2.2 2012/02/15 10:53:19 marka Exp $
 # 
 # This file must follow /bin/sh rules.  It is imported directly via
 # configure.
@@ -7,4 +7,4 @@ MAJORVER=9
 MINORVER=9
 PATCHVER=0
 RELEASETYPE=rc
-RELEASEVER=2
+RELEASEVER=3