diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index b508bbac41..d6fb84fb33 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+	--- 9.7.1rc1 released ---
+
 2906.	[bug]		Address RFC 5011 implementation issues. [RT #20903]
 
 2905.	[port]		aix: set use_atomic=yes with native compiler.
diff --git a/lib/dns/api b/lib/dns/api
index f7e548b9aa..9ce823cde9 100644
--- a/lib/dns/api
+++ b/lib/dns/api
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 LIBINTERFACE = 66
-LIBREVISION = 0
+LIBREVISION = 1
 LIBAGE = 0
diff --git a/lib/isccfg/api b/lib/isccfg/api
index b0b7496ce1..d345908b3c 100644
--- a/lib/isccfg/api
+++ b/lib/isccfg/api
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 LIBINTERFACE = 60
-LIBREVISION = 3
+LIBREVISION = 4
 LIBAGE = 0
diff --git a/version b/version
index 1b78b577f8..4b04c2b9d8 100644
--- a/version
+++ b/version
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# $Id: version,v 1.51.2.3 2010/05/18 02:12:30 marka Exp $
+# $Id: version,v 1.51.2.4 2010/06/01 01:02:33 marka Exp $
 # 
 # This file must follow /bin/sh rules.  It is imported directly via
 # configure.
@@ -6,5 +6,5 @@
 MAJORVER=9
 MINORVER=7
 PATCHVER=1
-RELEASETYPE=b
+RELEASETYPE=rc
 RELEASEVER=1