diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index e92e57e4f8..f08a0da01f 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+	--- 9.9.7rc1 released ---
+
 4046.	[bug]		Accounting of "total use" in memory context
 			statistics was not correct. [RT #38370]
 
diff --git a/lib/bind9/api b/lib/bind9/api
index 75df720925..0e57c82911 100644
--- a/lib/bind9/api
+++ b/lib/bind9/api
@@ -5,5 +5,5 @@
 # 9.9: 90-109
 # 9.9-sub: 130-139
 LIBINTERFACE = 90
-LIBREVISION = 12
+LIBREVISION = 13
 LIBAGE = 0
diff --git a/lib/dns/api b/lib/dns/api
index 9a572b2d2e..ba7e693c2e 100644
--- a/lib/dns/api
+++ b/lib/dns/api
@@ -5,5 +5,5 @@
 # 9.9: 90-109
 # 9.9-sub: 130-139
 LIBINTERFACE = 106
-LIBREVISION = 0
+LIBREVISION = 1
 LIBAGE = 0
diff --git a/lib/isc/api b/lib/isc/api
index d8990f0ffb..5dc0d3dd81 100644
--- a/lib/isc/api
+++ b/lib/isc/api
@@ -4,6 +4,6 @@
 # 9.8: 80-89, 120-129
 # 9.9: 90-109
 # 9.9-sub: 130-139
-LIBINTERFACE = 103
+LIBINTERFACE = 104
 LIBREVISION = 0
-LIBAGE = 8
+LIBAGE = 0
diff --git a/lib/isccfg/api b/lib/isccfg/api
index 3ee8eef93a..c3c9a03869 100644
--- a/lib/isccfg/api
+++ b/lib/isccfg/api
@@ -5,5 +5,5 @@
 # 9.9: 90-109
 # 9.9-sub: 130-139
 LIBINTERFACE = 92
-LIBREVISION = 3
+LIBREVISION = 4
 LIBAGE = 2
diff --git a/lib/lwres/api b/lib/lwres/api
index c20ad07b82..db314129f3 100644
--- a/lib/lwres/api
+++ b/lib/lwres/api
@@ -5,5 +5,5 @@
 # 9.9: 90-109
 # 9.9-sub: 130-139
 LIBINTERFACE = 91
-LIBREVISION = 1
+LIBREVISION = 2
 LIBAGE = 0
diff --git a/version b/version
index 76e4e3124f..5485573543 100644
--- a/version
+++ b/version
@@ -8,6 +8,6 @@ DESCRIPTION="(Extended Support Version)"
 MAJORVER=9
 MINORVER=9
 PATCHVER=7
-RELEASETYPE=b
+RELEASETYPE=rc
 RELEASEVER=1
 EXTENSIONS=