diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 272621c..7e79c60 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 AC_PREREQ(2.57)
-AC_INIT([spkg], 1.0rc8, [megous@megous.com], spkg)
+AC_INIT([spkg], 1.0rc9, [megous@megous.com], spkg)
 AC_CONFIG_SRCDIR([Makefile.am])
 AM_CONFIG_HEADER([config.h])
 AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE([dist-bzip2])
diff --git a/spkg.SlackBuild b/spkg.SlackBuild
index fcdfaa1..0d6ed5a 100755
--- a/spkg.SlackBuild
+++ b/spkg.SlackBuild
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/sh -e
 
 CWD=`pwd`
-VERSION=1.0rc8
+VERSION=1.0rc9
 ARCH=${ARCH:-i486}
 BUILD=1