diff --git a/lam-packaging/debian/changelog b/lam-packaging/debian/changelog
index 6faf4832..e4c64f53 100644
--- a/lam-packaging/debian/changelog
+++ b/lam-packaging/debian/changelog
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
-ldap-account-manager (5.6.DEV-1) unstable; urgency=medium
+ldap-account-manager (5.6.RC1-1) unstable; urgency=medium
 
   * new upstream release
 
- -- Roland Gruber <post@rolandgruber.de>  Sun, 09 Oct 2016 10:38:28 +0200
+ -- Roland Gruber <post@rolandgruber.de>  Mon, 28 Nov 2016 18:38:28 +0200
 
 ldap-account-manager (5.5-1) unstable; urgency=medium
 
diff --git a/lam/VERSION b/lam/VERSION
index bc493231..3c099065 100644
--- a/lam/VERSION
+++ b/lam/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-5.6.DEV
+5.6.RC1