diff --git a/version.php b/version.php
index aa2fb01bdd..fd5fbc3e3f 100644
--- a/version.php
+++ b/version.php
@@ -25,10 +25,10 @@
 // We only can count up. The 4. digit is only for the internal patchlevel to trigger DB upgrades
 // between betas, final and RCs. This is _not_ the public version number. Reset minor/patchlevel
 // when updating major/minor version number.
-$OC_Version = array(9, 0, 54, 5);
+$OC_Version = array(9, 0, 55, 0);
 
 // The human readable string
-$OC_VersionString = '9.0.54';
+$OC_VersionString = '9.0.55 RC1';
 
 $OC_VersionCanBeUpgradedFrom = array(8, 2);