diff --git a/.cvsignore b/.cvsignore
index 0c3276f..fca041e 100644
--- a/.cvsignore
+++ b/.cvsignore
@@ -1 +1 @@
-389-ds-base-1.2.6.a4.tar.bz2
+389-ds-base-1.2.6.rc1.tar.bz2
diff --git a/389-ds-base-git-local.sh b/389-ds-base-git-local.sh
index 2b9f29a..b922da6 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=1.2.6.a4
+VERSION=1.2.6.rc1
 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 8c52537..1ab80c9 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=1.2.6.a4
+VERSION=1.2.6.rc1
 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 48b2ef8..0afe16b 100644
--- a/389-ds-base.spec
+++ b/389-ds-base.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 
 %global pkgname   dirsrv
 # for a pre-release, define the prerel field e.g. .a1 .rc2 - comment out for official release
-%global prerel .a4
+%global prerel .rc1
 # also need the relprefix field for a pre-release e.g. .0 - also comment out for official release
 %global relprefix 0.
 
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 Summary:          389 Directory Server (base)
 Name:             389-ds-base
 Version:          1.2.6
-Release:          %{?relprefix}4%{?prerel}%{?dist}
+Release:          %{?relprefix}5%{?prerel}%{?dist}
 License:          GPLv2 with exceptions
 URL:              http://port389.org/
 Group:            System Environment/Daemons
@@ -344,6 +344,9 @@ end
 %{_datadir}/%{pkgname}-selinux
 
 %changelog
+* Wed June  9 2010 Rich Megginson <rmeggins@redhat.com> - 1.2.6-0.5.rc1
+- 1.2.6 release candidate 1
+
 * Wed May 26 2010 Rich Megginson <rmeggins@redhat.com> - 1.2.6-0.4.a4
 - 1.2.6.a4 release
 
diff --git a/sources b/sources
index da7280d..75159b8 100644
--- a/sources
+++ b/sources
@@ -1 +1 @@
-bc996a7ec8e7fff2266172c9ecb1883a  389-ds-base-1.2.6.a4.tar.bz2
+a2d3631c3d57b9a0d00f28b49ee00456  389-ds-base-1.2.6.rc1.tar.bz2