diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 131e5787260..09b1e983511 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ ultrix-gcc:
 
 # Rules for making release tarballs
 
-VERSION=7.11-devel
+VERSION=7.11-rc1
 DIRECTORY = Mesa-$(VERSION)
 LIB_NAME = MesaLib-$(VERSION)
 GLUT_NAME = MesaGLUT-$(VERSION)
diff --git a/src/mesa/main/version.h b/src/mesa/main/version.h
index 2e6335846e3..0ce78aaba03 100644
--- a/src/mesa/main/version.h
+++ b/src/mesa/main/version.h
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ struct gl_context;
 #define MESA_MAJOR 7
 #define MESA_MINOR 11
 #define MESA_PATCH 0
-#define MESA_VERSION_STRING "7.11-devel"
+#define MESA_VERSION_STRING "7.11-rc1"
 
 /* To make version comparison easy */
 #define MESA_VERSION(a,b,c) (((a) << 16) + ((b) << 8) + (c))