diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 47dde53..209eacf 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-version 1.0 -- UNRELEASED
+version 1.0-rc1 -- May 15, 2012
     handler changes
 	dup:
 	 . Make the .dup generated by ninjahelper more consistent with
diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index 2d30687..3cddf61 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 # The maintainer mode is causing me grief with newest versions of autotools
 #AM_MAINTAINER_MODE
-AC_INIT([backupninja],[0.9.10],[backupninja@lists.riseup.net])
+AC_INIT([backupninja],[1.0-rc1],[backupninja@lists.riseup.net])
 AC_CONFIG_SRCDIR([src/backupninja.in])
 AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE