diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index cc7a6efdfc5539949061c0b9d7d36a58d337d628..6da179153abeb80787a652ef95760a6c524306eb 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@ endif()
 project(nootka)
 
 set(Nootka_VERSION_MAJOR  "1")
-set(Nootka_VERSION_MINOR  "7")
-set(Nootka_VERSION_PATCH  "5-devel")
+set(Nootka_VERSION_MINOR  "9")
+set(Nootka_VERSION_PATCH  "0-rc1")
 
 
 set(Nootka_VERSION       "${Nootka_VERSION_MAJOR}.${Nootka_VERSION_MINOR}")
diff --git a/src/android/AndroidManifest.xml b/src/android/AndroidManifest.xml
index 906975076d18e4b0691ae65331c18008e40513ee..fc556d6943f5892e61b760b305f5e2d2e7067b31 100644
--- a/src/android/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/src/android/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 <?xml version="1.0"?>
 <manifest package="net.sf.nootka"
           xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
-          android:versionName="1.7.5-devel"
-          android:versionCode="50"
+          android:versionName="1.9.0-rc1"
+          android:versionCode="51"
           android:installLocation="auto">
     <application android:hardwareAccelerated="true"
                  android:requestLegacyExternalStorage="true"
diff --git a/src/android21/AndroidManifest.xml b/src/android21/AndroidManifest.xml
index 9520d24575cb2c37f8f99b92d1e0eb91130a2989..80d524052a827386483a2c81a5e7db3db82597a3 100644
--- a/src/android21/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/src/android21/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 <?xml version="1.0"?>
 <manifest package="net.sf.nootka"
           xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
-          android:versionName="1.7.5-devel"
-          android:versionCode="50"
+          android:versionName="1.9.0-rc1"
+          android:versionCode="51"
           android:installLocation="auto">
     <application android:hardwareAccelerated="true"
                  android:requestLegacyExternalStorage="true"
diff --git a/src/libs/core/nootkaconfig.h b/src/libs/core/nootkaconfig.h
index af3e0f3e832fcc09a0117aaa38c577be28f06fa9..337d1f2b1df0ebbb34108a17b8ede9bca16e50d6 100644
--- a/src/libs/core/nootkaconfig.h
+++ b/src/libs/core/nootkaconfig.h
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 
-#define NOOTKA_VERSION "1.7.5-devel"
+#define NOOTKA_VERSION "1.9.0-rc1"