diff --git a/Documentation.html b/Documentation.html
index 1516855120..8f11a95689 100644
--- a/Documentation.html
+++ b/Documentation.html
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ vim: expandtab ts=4 sw=4 sts=4 tw=78
     <link rel="icon" href="./favicon.ico" type="image/x-icon" />
     <link rel="shortcut icon" href="./favicon.ico" type="image/x-icon" />
     <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" />
-    <title>phpMyAdmin 3.5.3-dev - Documentation</title>
+    <title>phpMyAdmin 3.5.3-rc1 - Documentation</title>
     <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="docs.css" />
 </head>
 
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ vim: expandtab ts=4 sw=4 sts=4 tw=78
 <div id="header">
     <h1>
         <a href="http://www.phpmyadmin.net/">php<span class="myadmin">MyAdmin</span></a>
-        3.5.3-dev
+        3.5.3-rc1
         Documentation
     </h1>
 </div>
diff --git a/README b/README
index f3ef7cb253..7873089384 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 phpMyAdmin - Readme
 ===================
 
-Version 3.5.3-dev
+Version 3.5.3-rc1
 
 A set of PHP-scripts to manage MySQL over the web.
 
diff --git a/libraries/Config.class.php b/libraries/Config.class.php
index ac67f39725..f047efa1c2 100644
--- a/libraries/Config.class.php
+++ b/libraries/Config.class.php
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ class PMA_Config
      */
     function checkSystem()
     {
-        $this->set('PMA_VERSION', '3.5.3-dev');
+        $this->set('PMA_VERSION', '3.5.3-rc1');
         /**
          * @deprecated
          */