diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index 2fc16c1cdc..58744c0bfa 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+	--- 9.9.9rc1 released ---
+
 4345.	[contrib]	perftcpdns mishandled the return values from
 			clock_nanosleep. [RT #42131]
 
diff --git a/lib/dns/api b/lib/dns/api
index feb9494286..1f86986cc8 100644
--- a/lib/dns/api
+++ b/lib/dns/api
@@ -7,5 +7,5 @@
 # 9.10: 140-149
 # 9.11: 160-169
 LIBINTERFACE = 171
-LIBREVISION = 1
+LIBREVISION = 2
 LIBAGE = 0
diff --git a/version b/version
index 06e105ab21..9d0a8d2c0b 100644
--- a/version
+++ b/version
@@ -6,6 +6,6 @@ DESCRIPTION="(Extended Support Version)"
 MAJORVER=9
 MINORVER=9
 PATCHVER=9
-RELEASETYPE=b
-RELEASEVER=2
+RELEASETYPE=rc
+RELEASEVER=1
 EXTENSIONS=