diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index f79ea0357e..6b98769372 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+	--- 9.11.0rc1 released ---
+
 4450.	[port]		Provide more nuanced HSM support which better matches
 			the specific PKCS11 providers capabilities. [RT #42458]
 
diff --git a/version b/version
index 72d934a918..cb5536d7ef 100644
--- a/version
+++ b/version
@@ -6,6 +6,6 @@ DESCRIPTION=
 MAJORVER=9
 MINORVER=11
 PATCHVER=0
-RELEASETYPE=b
-RELEASEVER=3
+RELEASETYPE=rc
+RELEASEVER=1
 EXTENSIONS=