diff --git a/lam-packaging/debian/changelog b/lam-packaging/debian/changelog
index 64d313f3..c8322b66 100644
--- a/lam-packaging/debian/changelog
+++ b/lam-packaging/debian/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+ldap-account-manager (2.9.0.RC1-1) unstable; urgency=low
+
+  * new upstream release
+
+ -- Roland Gruber <post@rolandgruber.de>  Mon, 07 Dec 2009 17:19:56 +0100
+
 ldap-account-manager (2.8.0-1) unstable; urgency=low
 
   * new upstream release
diff --git a/lam/VERSION b/lam/VERSION
index aabb5b2d..01a9823a 100644
--- a/lam/VERSION
+++ b/lam/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-2.9.0.TEST
+2.9.0.RC1