diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
index 2793d14..25afa81 100644
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 What's New in Python 3.1 release candidate 1?
 =============================================
 
-*Release date: XXXX-XX-XX*
+*Release date: 2009-05-30*
 
 Core and Builtins
 -----------------
diff --git a/Misc/RPM/python-3.1.spec b/Misc/RPM/python-3.1.spec
index e29e840..acbe38c 100644
--- a/Misc/RPM/python-3.1.spec
+++ b/Misc/RPM/python-3.1.spec
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
 
 %define name python
 #--start constants--
-%define version 3.1b1
+%define version 3.1rc1
 %define libver 3.1
 #--end constants--
 %define release 1pydotorg