diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 157d41760a426a471b682bf799fd36aec3bcbbda..909465e3871fd1bf1f95faca9b3c6e6b8d1962f8 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 AC_INIT([Gajim - A Jabber Instant Messager],
-		[0.12.5.8-dev],[http://trac.gajim.org/],[gajim])
+		[0.12.5.90-rc1],[http://trac.gajim.org/],[gajim])
 AC_PREREQ([2.59])
 
 AC_CONFIG_HEADER(config.h)
diff --git a/src/common/defs.py b/src/common/defs.py
index 2886838a1d4fb7f9ef079676afab711bac03e4f8..0387e9e0a6879aa97e6c120a48608cd1dd93e711 100644
--- a/src/common/defs.py
+++ b/src/common/defs.py
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ docdir = '../'
 datadir = '../'
 localedir = '../po'
 
-version = '0.12.5.8-dev'
+version = '0.12.5.90-rc1'
 
 import sys, os.path
 for base in ('.', 'common'):