diff --git a/Shorewall-lite/install.sh b/Shorewall-lite/install.sh
index 57ad7c7e6..d1661535d 100755
--- a/Shorewall-lite/install.sh
+++ b/Shorewall-lite/install.sh
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 #       Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
 #
 
-VERSION=4.4.9-Beta5
+VERSION=4.4.9-RC1
 
 usage() # $1 = exit status
 {
diff --git a/Shorewall-lite/shorewall-lite.spec b/Shorewall-lite/shorewall-lite.spec
index 393534807..f52b61062 100644
--- a/Shorewall-lite/shorewall-lite.spec
+++ b/Shorewall-lite/shorewall-lite.spec
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 %define name shorewall-lite
 %define version 4.4.9
-%define release 0Beta5
+%define release 0RC1
 
 Summary: Shoreline Firewall Lite is an iptables-based firewall for Linux systems.
 Name: %{name}
@@ -101,6 +101,8 @@ fi
 %doc COPYING changelog.txt releasenotes.txt
 
 %changelog
+* Sun Apr 25 2010 Tom Eastep tom@shorewall.net
+- Updated to 4.4.9-0RC1
 * Sat Apr 24 2010 Tom Eastep tom@shorewall.net
 - Updated to 4.4.9-0Beta5
 * Fri Apr 16 2010 Tom Eastep tom@shorewall.net
diff --git a/Shorewall-lite/uninstall.sh b/Shorewall-lite/uninstall.sh
index 3b07f3f20..e80b34a0d 100755
--- a/Shorewall-lite/uninstall.sh
+++ b/Shorewall-lite/uninstall.sh
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 #       You may only use this script to uninstall the version
 #       shown below. Simply run this script to remove Shorewall Firewall
 
-VERSION=4.4.9-Beta5
+VERSION=4.4.9-RC1
 
 usage() # $1 = exit status
 {
diff --git a/Shorewall/Perl/Shorewall/Config.pm b/Shorewall/Perl/Shorewall/Config.pm
index 66a9c41cc..9e018b49a 100644
--- a/Shorewall/Perl/Shorewall/Config.pm
+++ b/Shorewall/Perl/Shorewall/Config.pm
@@ -340,7 +340,7 @@ sub initialize( $ ) {
 		    TC_SCRIPT => '',
 		    EXPORT => 0,
 		    UNTRACKED => 0,
-		    VERSION => "4.4.9-Beta5",
+		    VERSION => "4.4.9-RC1",
 		    CAPVERSION => 40408 ,
 		  );
 
diff --git a/Shorewall/install.sh b/Shorewall/install.sh
index fa78e0424..0265af2d2 100755
--- a/Shorewall/install.sh
+++ b/Shorewall/install.sh
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 #       Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
 #
 
-VERSION=4.4.9-Beta5
+VERSION=4.4.9-RC1
 
 usage() # $1 = exit status
 {
diff --git a/Shorewall/shorewall.spec b/Shorewall/shorewall.spec
index 37e290bf0..9dcc48774 100644
--- a/Shorewall/shorewall.spec
+++ b/Shorewall/shorewall.spec
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 %define name shorewall
 %define version 4.4.9
-%define release 0Beta5
+%define release 0RC1
 
 Summary: Shoreline Firewall is an iptables-based firewall for Linux systems.
 Name: %{name}
@@ -108,6 +108,8 @@ fi
 %doc COPYING INSTALL changelog.txt releasenotes.txt Contrib/* Samples 
 
 %changelog
+* Sun Apr 25 2010 Tom Eastep tom@shorewall.net
+- Updated to 4.4.9-0RC1
 * Sat Apr 24 2010 Tom Eastep tom@shorewall.net
 - Updated to 4.4.9-0Beta5
 * Fri Apr 16 2010 Tom Eastep tom@shorewall.net
diff --git a/Shorewall/uninstall.sh b/Shorewall/uninstall.sh
index 64bc64177..250f833bd 100755
--- a/Shorewall/uninstall.sh
+++ b/Shorewall/uninstall.sh
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 #       You may only use this script to uninstall the version
 #       shown below. Simply run this script to remove Shorewall Firewall
 
-VERSION=4.4.9-Beta5
+VERSION=4.4.9-RC1
 
 usage() # $1 = exit status
 {
diff --git a/Shorewall6-lite/install.sh b/Shorewall6-lite/install.sh
index 736e690d1..5cb54b7e8 100755
--- a/Shorewall6-lite/install.sh
+++ b/Shorewall6-lite/install.sh
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 #       Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
 #
 
-VERSION=4.4.9-Beta5
+VERSION=4.4.9-RC1
 
 usage() # $1 = exit status
 {
diff --git a/Shorewall6-lite/shorewall6-lite.spec b/Shorewall6-lite/shorewall6-lite.spec
index 36f0cd764..ecc11e61a 100644
--- a/Shorewall6-lite/shorewall6-lite.spec
+++ b/Shorewall6-lite/shorewall6-lite.spec
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 %define name shorewall6-lite
 %define version 4.4.9
-%define release 0Beta5
+%define release 0RC1
 
 Summary: Shoreline Firewall 6 Lite is an ip6tables-based firewall for Linux systems.
 Name: %{name}
@@ -92,6 +92,8 @@ fi
 %doc COPYING changelog.txt releasenotes.txt
 
 %changelog
+* Sun Apr 25 2010 Tom Eastep tom@shorewall.net
+- Updated to 4.4.9-0RC1
 * Sat Apr 24 2010 Tom Eastep tom@shorewall.net
 - Updated to 4.4.9-0Beta5
 * Fri Apr 16 2010 Tom Eastep tom@shorewall.net
diff --git a/Shorewall6-lite/uninstall.sh b/Shorewall6-lite/uninstall.sh
index d68e8ca75..a5d3435ec 100755
--- a/Shorewall6-lite/uninstall.sh
+++ b/Shorewall6-lite/uninstall.sh
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 #       You may only use this script to uninstall the version
 #       shown below. Simply run this script to remove Shorewall Firewall
 
-VERSION=4.4.9-Beta5
+VERSION=4.4.9-RC1
 
 usage() # $1 = exit status
 {
diff --git a/Shorewall6/install.sh b/Shorewall6/install.sh
index 660e3a08e..d09eb9d52 100755
--- a/Shorewall6/install.sh
+++ b/Shorewall6/install.sh
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 #       Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
 #
 
-VERSION=4.4.9-Beta5
+VERSION=4.4.9-RC1
 
 usage() # $1 = exit status
 {
diff --git a/Shorewall6/shorewall6.spec b/Shorewall6/shorewall6.spec
index 7a68b9397..00cbc6add 100644
--- a/Shorewall6/shorewall6.spec
+++ b/Shorewall6/shorewall6.spec
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 %define name shorewall6
 %define version 4.4.9
-%define release 0Beta5
+%define release 0RC1
 
 Summary: Shoreline Firewall 6 is an ip6tables-based firewall for Linux systems.
 Name: %{name}
@@ -97,6 +97,8 @@ fi
 %doc COPYING INSTALL changelog.txt releasenotes.txt tunnel ipsecvpn ipv6 Samples6
 
 %changelog
+* Sun Apr 25 2010 Tom Eastep tom@shorewall.net
+- Updated to 4.4.9-0RC1
 * Sat Apr 24 2010 Tom Eastep tom@shorewall.net
 - Updated to 4.4.9-0Beta5
 * Fri Apr 16 2010 Tom Eastep tom@shorewall.net
diff --git a/Shorewall6/uninstall.sh b/Shorewall6/uninstall.sh
index 7dd7f320e..487d4dfd7 100755
--- a/Shorewall6/uninstall.sh
+++ b/Shorewall6/uninstall.sh
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 #       You may only use this script to uninstall the version
 #       shown below. Simply run this script to remove Shorewall Firewall
 
-VERSION=4.4.9-Beta5
+VERSION=4.4.9-RC1
 
 usage() # $1 = exit status
 {