2 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index e84a1ace..1f2476d6 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-rsync changes since last release
+rsync release candidate 2.5.5rc1 (26 March 2002)
 
   ENHANCEMENTS:
 
diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index cf9ab4bb..45cb3da3 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ AC_CONFIG_SRCDIR([byteorder.h])
 AC_CONFIG_HEADER(config.h)
 AC_PREREQ(2.52)
 
-RSYNC_VERSION=2.5.5cvs
+RSYNC_VERSION=2.5.5rc1
 AC_SUBST(RSYNC_VERSION)
 AC_MSG_NOTICE([Configuring rsync $RSYNC_VERSION])