diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index 61865c5aa5..06fa93ebe8 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+
+	--- 9.6.0b1 released ---
+
 2481.	[bug]		rbtdb.c:matchparams() failed to handle NSEC3 chain
 			collisions.  [RT #18812]
 
diff --git a/version b/version
index 129513b9da..2a04620f3b 100644
--- a/version
+++ b/version
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# $Id: version,v 1.41 2008/09/24 04:30:47 marka Exp $
+# $Id: version,v 1.42 2008/10/29 05:04:18 marka Exp $
 # 
 # This file must follow /bin/sh rules.  It is imported directly via
 # configure.
@@ -6,5 +6,5 @@
 MAJORVER=9
 MINORVER=6
 PATCHVER=0
-RELEASETYPE=a
+RELEASETYPE=b
 RELEASEVER=1