diff --git a/version.php b/version.php
index a3070d746f5..0058dc5e804 100644
--- a/version.php
+++ b/version.php
@@ -5,9 +5,9 @@
 // database to determine whether upgrades should
 // be performed (see lib/db/*.php)
 
-$version = 2003052300;   // The current version is a date (YYYYMMDDXX)
+$version = 2003052700;   // The current version is a date (YYYYMMDDXX)
 
-$release = "1.0.9 Beta 1 +";  // User-friendly version number
+$release = "1.0.9 RC1";  // User-friendly version number
 
 
 ?>