diff --git a/src/sage/version.py b/src/sage/version.py
index 549f487bd96..b870bfccc99 100644
--- a/src/sage/version.py
+++ b/src/sage/version.py
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 """nodoctests"""
-version='5.9.rc0'; date='2013-04-25'
+version='5.9.rc1'; date='2013-04-29'