diff --git a/build/build.xml b/build/build.xml
index dc9f3bbe0d..0dc59455c8 100644
--- a/build/build.xml
+++ b/build/build.xml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 <project name="phpBB" description="The phpBB forum software" default="all" basedir="../">
 	<!-- a few settings for the build -->
-	<property name="newversion" value="3.2.6-dev" />
+	<property name="newversion" value="3.2.6-RC1" />
 	<property name="prevversion" value="3.2.5" />
 	<property name="olderversions" value="3.1.0, 3.1.1, 3.1.2, 3.1.3, 3.1.4, 3.1.5, 3.1.6, 3.1.7, 3.1.7-pl1, 3.1.8, 3.1.9, 3.1.10, 3.1.11, 3.1.12, 3.2.0-a1, 3.2.0-a2, 3.2.0-b1, 3.2.0-b2, 3.2.0-RC1, 3.2.0-RC2, 3.2.0, 3.2.1, 3.2.2, 3.2.3, 3.2.4" />
 	<!-- no configuration should be needed beyond this point -->
diff --git a/phpBB/includes/constants.php b/phpBB/includes/constants.php
index d80f348ac5..98b60166a3 100644
--- a/phpBB/includes/constants.php
+++ b/phpBB/includes/constants.php
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ if (!defined('IN_PHPBB'))
 */
 
 // phpBB Version
-@define('PHPBB_VERSION', '3.2.6-dev');
+@define('PHPBB_VERSION', '3.2.6-RC1');
 
 // QA-related
 // define('PHPBB_QA', 1);
diff --git a/phpBB/install/phpbbcli.php b/phpBB/install/phpbbcli.php
index f6893f0944..c87a9a83ad 100755
--- a/phpBB/install/phpbbcli.php
+++ b/phpBB/install/phpbbcli.php
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ if (php_sapi_name() !== 'cli')
 define('IN_PHPBB', true);
 define('IN_INSTALL', true);
 define('PHPBB_ENVIRONMENT', 'production');
-define('PHPBB_VERSION', '3.2.5');
+define('PHPBB_VERSION', '3.2.6-RC1');
 $phpbb_root_path = __DIR__ . '/../';
 $phpEx = substr(strrchr(__FILE__, '.'), 1);
 
diff --git a/phpBB/install/schemas/schema_data.sql b/phpBB/install/schemas/schema_data.sql
index 2a032bb991..55dd72db0d 100644
--- a/phpBB/install/schemas/schema_data.sql
+++ b/phpBB/install/schemas/schema_data.sql
@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@ INSERT INTO phpbb_config (config_name, config_value) VALUES ('tpl_allow_php', '0
 INSERT INTO phpbb_config (config_name, config_value) VALUES ('upload_icons_path', 'images/upload_icons');
 INSERT INTO phpbb_config (config_name, config_value) VALUES ('upload_path', 'files');
 INSERT INTO phpbb_config (config_name, config_value) VALUES ('use_system_cron', '0');
-INSERT INTO phpbb_config (config_name, config_value) VALUES ('version', '3.2.6-dev');
+INSERT INTO phpbb_config (config_name, config_value) VALUES ('version', '3.2.6-RC1');
 INSERT INTO phpbb_config (config_name, config_value) VALUES ('warnings_expire_days', '90');
 INSERT INTO phpbb_config (config_name, config_value) VALUES ('warnings_gc', '14400');