diff --git a/include/constants.php b/include/constants.php
index 6416ac3d6..f9b338f55 100644
--- a/include/constants.php
+++ b/include/constants.php
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 // +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
 
 // Default settings
-define('PHPWG_VERSION', '2.9.0beta2');
+define('PHPWG_VERSION', '2.9.0RC1');
 define('PHPWG_DEFAULT_LANGUAGE', 'en_UK');
 define('PHPWG_DEFAULT_TEMPLATE', 'elegant');