diff --git a/RAILS_VERSION b/RAILS_VERSION
index bf969fd0fa36a..61f883f834903 100644
--- a/RAILS_VERSION
+++ b/RAILS_VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-3.0.9.rc4
+3.0.9.rc5
diff --git a/actionmailer/lib/action_mailer/version.rb b/actionmailer/lib/action_mailer/version.rb
index a1b13a1a10cab..358fd384b0b80 100644
--- a/actionmailer/lib/action_mailer/version.rb
+++ b/actionmailer/lib/action_mailer/version.rb
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ module VERSION #:nodoc:
     MAJOR = 3
     MINOR = 0
     TINY  = 9
-    PRE   = "rc4"
+    PRE   = "rc5"
 
     STRING = [MAJOR, MINOR, TINY, PRE].compact.join('.')
   end
diff --git a/actionpack/lib/action_pack/version.rb b/actionpack/lib/action_pack/version.rb
index 079e166b0e12a..5e0a21285a7a2 100644
--- a/actionpack/lib/action_pack/version.rb
+++ b/actionpack/lib/action_pack/version.rb
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ module VERSION #:nodoc:
     MAJOR = 3
     MINOR = 0
     TINY  = 9
-    PRE   = "rc4"
+    PRE   = "rc5"
 
     STRING = [MAJOR, MINOR, TINY, PRE].compact.join('.')
   end
diff --git a/activemodel/lib/active_model/version.rb b/activemodel/lib/active_model/version.rb
index bae00d0a6d0e3..bbda5f24170c0 100644
--- a/activemodel/lib/active_model/version.rb
+++ b/activemodel/lib/active_model/version.rb
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ module VERSION #:nodoc:
     MAJOR = 3
     MINOR = 0
     TINY  = 9
-    PRE   = "rc4"
+    PRE   = "rc5"
 
     STRING = [MAJOR, MINOR, TINY, PRE].compact.join('.')
   end
diff --git a/activerecord/lib/active_record/version.rb b/activerecord/lib/active_record/version.rb
index 2d661514ac50a..aabb7fb3775fe 100644
--- a/activerecord/lib/active_record/version.rb
+++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record/version.rb
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ module VERSION #:nodoc:
     MAJOR = 3
     MINOR = 0
     TINY  = 9
-    PRE   = "rc4"
+    PRE   = "rc5"
 
     STRING = [MAJOR, MINOR, TINY, PRE].compact.join('.')
   end
diff --git a/activeresource/lib/active_resource/version.rb b/activeresource/lib/active_resource/version.rb
index 1023c4b8b813e..956b25e8d1c89 100644
--- a/activeresource/lib/active_resource/version.rb
+++ b/activeresource/lib/active_resource/version.rb
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ module VERSION #:nodoc:
     MAJOR = 3
     MINOR = 0
     TINY  = 9
-    PRE   = "rc4"
+    PRE   = "rc5"
 
     STRING = [MAJOR, MINOR, TINY, PRE].compact.join('.')
   end
diff --git a/activesupport/lib/active_support/version.rb b/activesupport/lib/active_support/version.rb
index bd2dbff35d907..3012f7e705b09 100644
--- a/activesupport/lib/active_support/version.rb
+++ b/activesupport/lib/active_support/version.rb
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ module VERSION #:nodoc:
     MAJOR = 3
     MINOR = 0
     TINY  = 9
-    PRE   = "rc4"
+    PRE   = "rc5"
 
     STRING = [MAJOR, MINOR, TINY, PRE].compact.join('.')
   end
diff --git a/railties/lib/rails/version.rb b/railties/lib/rails/version.rb
index fe018df10c589..1fcec3c651a6e 100644
--- a/railties/lib/rails/version.rb
+++ b/railties/lib/rails/version.rb
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ module VERSION #:nodoc:
     MAJOR = 3
     MINOR = 0
     TINY  = 9
-    PRE   = "rc4"
+    PRE   = "rc5"
 
     STRING = [MAJOR, MINOR, TINY, PRE].compact.join('.')
   end
diff --git a/version.rb b/version.rb
index fe018df10c589..1fcec3c651a6e 100644
--- a/version.rb
+++ b/version.rb
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ module VERSION #:nodoc:
     MAJOR = 3
     MINOR = 0
     TINY  = 9
-    PRE   = "rc4"
+    PRE   = "rc5"
 
     STRING = [MAJOR, MINOR, TINY, PRE].compact.join('.')
   end