diff --git a/version.php b/version.php
index e96a87f3ec..62a9bd6ee3 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.
-$OC_Version = array(9, 0, 56, 0);
+$OC_Version = array(9, 0, 56, 1);
 
 // The human readable string
-$OC_VersionString = '9.0.56';
+$OC_VersionString = '9.0.56 RC1';
 
 $OC_VersionCanBeUpgradedFrom = array(8, 2);