diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index bf10755..bc0efdd 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -14,3 +14,4 @@
 /389-ds-base-1.2.8.1.tar.bz2
 /389-ds-base-1.2.8.2.tar.bz2
 /389-ds-base-1.2.8.3.tar.bz2
+/389-ds-base-1.2.9.a1.tar.bz2
diff --git a/389-ds-base-git-local.sh b/389-ds-base-git-local.sh
index c8da012..f59d1c5 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=1.2.8.3
+VERSION=1.2.9.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 24fdde3..ea7e164 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=1.2.8.3
+VERSION=1.2.9.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 e8862ab..ef347cf 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 .rc5
+%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
 
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 
 Summary:          389 Directory Server (base)
 Name:             389-ds-base
-Version:          1.2.8.3
+Version:          1.2.9
 Release:          %{?relprefix}1%{?prerel}%{?dist}
 License:          GPLv2 with exceptions
 URL:              http://port389.org/
@@ -278,6 +278,11 @@ exit 0
 %{_libdir}/%{pkgname}/libslapd.so.*
 
 %changelog
+* Thu May 26 2011 Rich Megginson <rmeggins@redhat.com> - 1.2.9-0.1.a1
+- 389-ds-base-1.2.9.a1
+- Auto Membership
+- More Coverity fixes
+
 * Mon May  2 2011 Rich Megginson <rmeggins@redhat.com> - 1.2.8.3-1
 - 389-ds-base-1.2.8.3
 - Bug 700145 - userpasswd not replicating
diff --git a/sources b/sources
index 88b41db..bde2cf4 100644
--- a/sources
+++ b/sources
@@ -1 +1 @@
-50270b358edb4a9f8c3a0c82cf242f02  389-ds-base-1.2.8.3.tar.bz2
+6cff9d77f5498adaa0bd9a24b845d1b9  389-ds-base-1.2.9.a1.tar.bz2