diff --git a/lam-packaging/debian/changelog b/lam-packaging/debian/changelog
index 1287ff3e..705cc0ff 100644
--- a/lam-packaging/debian/changelog
+++ b/lam-packaging/debian/changelog
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
-ldap-account-manager (5.6.6-1) unstable; urgency=medium
+ldap-account-manager (5.7.RC1-1) unstable; urgency=medium
 
   * new upstream release
   * LP: #1632193 fixed PHP 7 issue
   * LP: #1628937 reload only done when apache is active
 
- -- Roland Gruber <post@rolandgruber.de>  Wed, 09 Feb 2017 17:35:48 +0100
+ -- Roland Gruber <post@rolandgruber.de>  Wed, 01 Mar 2017 17:35:48 +0100
 
 ldap-account-manager (5.6-1) unstable; urgency=medium
 
diff --git a/lam/VERSION b/lam/VERSION
index 10c11484..e123bdce 100644
--- a/lam/VERSION
+++ b/lam/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-5.6.6
+5.7.RC1