diff --git a/docs/NEWS b/docs/NEWS
index 1bcfdd60..63c51eae 100644
--- a/docs/NEWS
+++ b/docs/NEWS
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 
-Version 2.3-beta2
+Version 2.3-rc1 (03.08.2019)
 ------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
     * spamblock: Minor code change for PHP 7.4 compatibility (thanks
diff --git a/serendipity_config.inc.php b/serendipity_config.inc.php
index ca4dad66..1e9d82e2 100644
--- a/serendipity_config.inc.php
+++ b/serendipity_config.inc.php
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ if (defined('USE_MEMSNAP')) {
 }
 
 // The version string
-$serendipity['version'] = '2.3-beta2';
+$serendipity['version'] = '2.3-rc1';
 
 
 // Setting this to 'false' will enable debugging output. All alpha/beta/cvs snapshot versions will emit debug information by default. To increase the debug level (to enable Smarty debugging), set this flag to 'debug'.