diff --git a/dibi/dibi.php b/dibi/dibi.php
index 2b342d6b..169a5ad8 100644
--- a/dibi/dibi.php
+++ b/dibi/dibi.php
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ class dibi
 	/**#@+
 	 * dibi version
 	 */
-	const VERSION = '1.3-dev';
+	const VERSION = '1.5-rc1';
 	const REVISION = '$WCREV$ released on $WCDATE$';
 	/**#@-*/
 
diff --git a/version.txt b/version.txt
index 235a660a..fc866cab 100644
--- a/version.txt
+++ b/version.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Dibi 1.3-dev (revision $WCREV$ released on $WCDATE$)
+Dibi 1.5-rc1 (revision $WCREV$ released on $WCDATE$)