diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 4a74c52..dae66a8 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -27,3 +27,4 @@
 /389-ds-base-1.2.9.8.tar.bz2
 /389-ds-base-1.2.9.9.tar.bz2
 /389-ds-base-1.2.9.10.tar.bz2
+/389-ds-base-1.2.10.a1.tar.bz2
diff --git a/389-ds-base-git-local.sh b/389-ds-base-git-local.sh
index 0b64b75..81bf7a8 100644
--- a/389-ds-base-git-local.sh
+++ b/389-ds-base-git-local.sh
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 DATE=`date +%Y%m%d`
 # use a real tag name here
-VERSION=1.2.9.10
+VERSION=1.2.10.a1
 PKGNAME=389-ds-base
 TAG=${TAG:-$PKGNAME-$VERSION}
 #SRCNAME=$PKGNAME-$VERSION-$DATE
diff --git a/389-ds-base-git.sh b/389-ds-base-git.sh
index a9e16f8..8223ac6 100644
--- a/389-ds-base-git.sh
+++ b/389-ds-base-git.sh
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 DATE=`date +%Y%m%d`
 # use a real tag name here
-VERSION=1.2.9.10
+VERSION=1.2.10.a1
 PKGNAME=389-ds-base
 TAG=${TAG:-$PKGNAME-$VERSION}
 URL="http://git.fedorahosted.org/git/?p=389/ds.git;a=snapshot;h=$TAG;sf=tgz"
diff --git a/389-ds-base.spec b/389-ds-base.spec
index adaf06f..cc166f1 100644
--- a/389-ds-base.spec
+++ b/389-ds-base.spec
@@ -3,9 +3,9 @@
 # for a pre-release, define the prerel field e.g. .a1 .rc2 - comment out for official release
 # also remove the space between % and global - this space is needed because
 # fedpkg verrel stupidly ignores comment lines
-# % global prerel .a2
+%global prerel .a1
 # also need the relprefix field for a pre-release e.g. .0 - also comment out for official release
-# % global relprefix 0.
+%global relprefix 0.
 
 %global use_openldap 1
 
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@
 
 Summary:          389 Directory Server (base)
 Name:             389-ds-base
-Version:          1.2.9.10
-Release:          %{?relprefix}2%{?prerel}%{?dist}
+Version:          1.2.10
+Release:          %{?relprefix}1%{?prerel}%{?dist}
 License:          GPLv2 with exceptions
 URL:              http://port389.org/
 Group:            System Environment/Daemons
@@ -276,6 +276,15 @@ exit 0
 %{_libdir}/%{pkgname}/libslapd.so.*
 
 %changelog
+* Tue Sep 27 2011 Rich Megginson <rmeggins@redhat.com> - 1.2.10.a1-0.1
+- Bug 739172 - Allow separate fractional attrs for incremental and total protocols
+- 6120b3d Make all backend operations transaction aware
+- 056cc35 Add support for pre/post db transaction plugins
+- Bug 736712 - Modifying ruv entry deadlocks server
+- Bug 590826 - Reloading database from ldif causes changelog to emit "data no longer matches" errors
+- Bug 730387 - Add slapi_rwlock API and use POSIX rwlocks
+- Bug 611438 - Add Account Usability Control support
+
 * Wed Sep  7 2011 Rich Megginson <rmeggins@redhat.com> - 1.2.9.10-2
 - corrected source
 
diff --git a/sources b/sources
index bc8d77a..e4ca882 100644
--- a/sources
+++ b/sources
@@ -1 +1 @@
-7f6d38a63c003735424c262f3e31454a  389-ds-base-1.2.9.10.tar.bz2
+41b3eb17ef6c100fd22c991cd429667c  389-ds-base-1.2.10.a1.tar.bz2