diff --git a/build/build.xml b/build/build.xml
index eb63bde034..fbc1a91e1b 100644
--- a/build/build.xml
+++ b/build/build.xml
@@ -2,9 +2,9 @@
 
 <project name="phpBB" description="The phpBB forum software" default="all" basedir="../">
 	<!-- a few settings for the build -->
-	<property name="newversion" value="3.0.9" />
-	<property name="prevversion" value="3.0.8" />
-	<property name="olderversions" value="3.0.2, 3.0.3, 3.0.4, 3.0.5, 3.0.6, 3.0.7, 3.0.7-PL1, 3.0.9-RC1, 3.0.9-RC2, 3.0.9-RC3, 3.0.9-RC4" />
+	<property name="newversion" value="3.0.10-RC1" />
+	<property name="prevversion" value="3.0.9" />
+	<property name="olderversions" value="3.0.2, 3.0.3, 3.0.4, 3.0.5, 3.0.6, 3.0.7, 3.0.7-PL1, 3.0.8" />
 	<!-- no configuration should be needed beyond this point -->
 
 	<property name="oldversions" value="${olderversions}, ${prevversion}" />
diff --git a/phpBB/includes/constants.php b/phpBB/includes/constants.php
index 03b1102602..ec7b8c7123 100644
--- a/phpBB/includes/constants.php
+++ b/phpBB/includes/constants.php
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ if (!defined('IN_PHPBB'))
 */
 
 // phpBB Version
-define('PHPBB_VERSION', '3.0.10-dev');
+define('PHPBB_VERSION', '3.0.10-RC1');
 
 // QA-related
 // define('PHPBB_QA', 1);
diff --git a/phpBB/install/database_update.php b/phpBB/install/database_update.php
index 21246a215e..9ca011c8aa 100644
--- a/phpBB/install/database_update.php
+++ b/phpBB/install/database_update.php
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 *
 */
 
-define('UPDATES_TO_VERSION', '3.0.10-dev');
+define('UPDATES_TO_VERSION', '3.0.10-RC1');
 
 // Enter any version to update from to test updates. The version within the db will not be updated.
 define('DEBUG_FROM_VERSION', false);
@@ -951,7 +951,7 @@ function database_update_info()
 						// this column was removed from the database updater
 						// after 3.0.9-RC3 was released. It might still exist
 						// in 3.0.9-RCX installations and has to be dropped in
-						// 3.0.10 after the db_tools class is capable of properly
+						// 3.0.11 after the db_tools class is capable of properly
 						// removing a primary key.
 						// 'attempt_id'			=> array('UINT', NULL, 'auto_increment'),
 						'attempt_ip'			=> array('VCHAR:40', ''),
@@ -985,8 +985,10 @@ function database_update_info()
 		'3.0.9-RC3'     => array(),
 		// No changes from 3.0.9-RC4 to 3.0.9
 		'3.0.9-RC4'     => array(),
+		// No changes from 3.0.9 to 3.0.10-RC1
+		'3.0.9'			=> array(),
 
-		/** @todo DROP LOGIN_ATTEMPT_TABLE.attempt_id in 3.0.10-RC1 */
+		/** @todo DROP LOGIN_ATTEMPT_TABLE.attempt_id in 3.0.11-RC1 */
 	);
 }
 
diff --git a/phpBB/install/schemas/schema_data.sql b/phpBB/install/schemas/schema_data.sql
index 84b25d676e..4f5bf23c58 100644
--- a/phpBB/install/schemas/schema_data.sql
+++ b/phpBB/install/schemas/schema_data.sql
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ INSERT INTO phpbb_config (config_name, config_value) VALUES ('topics_per_page',
 INSERT INTO phpbb_config (config_name, config_value) VALUES ('tpl_allow_php', '0');
 INSERT INTO phpbb_config (config_name, config_value) VALUES ('upload_icons_path', 'images/upload_icons');
 INSERT INTO phpbb_config (config_name, config_value) VALUES ('upload_path', 'files');
-INSERT INTO phpbb_config (config_name, config_value) VALUES ('version', '3.0.10-dev');
+INSERT INTO phpbb_config (config_name, config_value) VALUES ('version', '3.0.10-RC1');
 INSERT INTO phpbb_config (config_name, config_value) VALUES ('warnings_expire_days', '90');
 INSERT INTO phpbb_config (config_name, config_value) VALUES ('warnings_gc', '14400');