diff --git a/version.php b/version.php
index c84d8c5edf8348d5f0dcc5846a940f99f227a5dc..458cb6389f588a0e8444cad33db972c8cf3d299e 100644
--- a/version.php
+++ b/version.php
@@ -25,10 +25,10 @@
 // We only can count up. The 4. digit is only for the internal patchlevel to trigger DB upgrades
 // between betas, final and RCs. This is _not_ the public version number. Reset minor/patchlevel
 // when updating major/minor version number.
-$OC_Version = array(8, 2, 0, 8);
+$OC_Version = array(8, 2, 0, 9);
 
 // The human readable string
-$OC_VersionString = '8.2 beta1';
+$OC_VersionString = '8.2 RC1';
 
 $OC_VersionCanBeUpgradedFrom = array(8, 1);