diff --git a/build.xml b/build.xml
index 92ffde78..5859f0c4 100644
--- a/build.xml
+++ b/build.xml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <?xml version="1.0"?>
 <project name="kmttg" basedir="." default="all">
-    <property name="rversion" value="v2.8-l"/>
+    <property name="rversion" value="v2.9-l-rc1"/>
     <tstamp/>
     <property name="bversion" value="${DSTAMP}-${TSTAMP}"/>
     <property name="lib" value="lib"/>
diff --git a/src/com/tivo/kmttg/main/config.java b/src/com/tivo/kmttg/main/config.java
index 26517688..1a4a837d 100644
--- a/src/com/tivo/kmttg/main/config.java
+++ b/src/com/tivo/kmttg/main/config.java
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
 import com.tivo.kmttg.httpserver.kmttgServer;
 
 public class config {
-   public static String kmttg = "kmttg v2.8-l";
+   public static String kmttg = "kmttg v2.9-l-rc1";
    
    // encoding related
    public static String encProfDir = "";