diff --git a/FAQ b/FAQ
index 5deba19..4fccea2 100644
--- a/FAQ
+++ b/FAQ
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
       Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) for the UCD/Net-SNMP package
       =============================================================
 		       FAQ Author: Dave Shield
-			Net-SNMP Version: 5.7.3.pre5
+			Net-SNMP Version: 5.7.3.rc1
 	    Net-SNMP/UCD-SNMP Project Leader: Wes Hardaker
 	     Email: net-snmp-coders@lists.sourceforge.net
 
diff --git a/README b/README
index 81c38a9..9699836 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-	       README file for net-snmp Version: 5.7.3.pre5
+	       README file for net-snmp Version: 5.7.3.rc1
 
 DISCLAIMER
 
diff --git a/configure b/configure
index af3b0f8..ebbf112 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #! /bin/sh
 # From configure.ac Revision.
 # Guess values for system-dependent variables and create Makefiles.
-# Generated by GNU Autoconf 2.68 for Net-SNMP 5.7.3.pre5.
+# Generated by GNU Autoconf 2.68 for Net-SNMP 5.7.3.rc1.
 #
 # Report bugs to <net-snmp-coders@lists.sourceforge.net>.
 #
@@ -571,8 +571,8 @@
 # Identity of this package.
 PACKAGE_NAME='Net-SNMP'
 PACKAGE_TARNAME='net-snmp'
-PACKAGE_VERSION='5.7.3.pre5'
-PACKAGE_STRING='Net-SNMP 5.7.3.pre5'
+PACKAGE_VERSION='5.7.3.rc1'
+PACKAGE_STRING='Net-SNMP 5.7.3.rc1'
 PACKAGE_BUGREPORT='net-snmp-coders@lists.sourceforge.net'
 PACKAGE_URL=''
 
@@ -1591,7 +1591,7 @@
   # Omit some internal or obsolete options to make the list less imposing.
   # This message is too long to be a string in the A/UX 3.1 sh.
   cat <<_ACEOF
-\`configure' configures Net-SNMP 5.7.3.pre5 to adapt to many kinds of systems.
+\`configure' configures Net-SNMP 5.7.3.rc1 to adapt to many kinds of systems.
 
 Usage: $0 [OPTION]... [VAR=VALUE]...
 
@@ -1657,7 +1657,7 @@
 
 if test -n "$ac_init_help"; then
   case $ac_init_help in
-     short | recursive ) echo "Configuration of Net-SNMP 5.7.3.pre5:";;
+     short | recursive ) echo "Configuration of Net-SNMP 5.7.3.rc1:";;
    esac
   cat <<\_ACEOF
 
@@ -1772,7 +1772,7 @@
                                   libraries (eg, HPUX)
   --with-features-of=version
                           Compile in MIB modules and other features as if this
-                          was release "version" (default is 5.7.3.pre5).
+                          was release "version" (default is 5.7.3.rc1).
 
 Miscellaneous:
   --with-defaults         Use defaults for prompted values.
@@ -2073,7 +2073,7 @@
 test -n "$ac_init_help" && exit $ac_status
 if $ac_init_version; then
   cat <<\_ACEOF
-Net-SNMP configure 5.7.3.pre5
+Net-SNMP configure 5.7.3.rc1
 generated by GNU Autoconf 2.68
 
 Copyright (C) 2010 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
@@ -2904,7 +2904,7 @@
 This file contains any messages produced by compilers while
 running configure, to aid debugging if configure makes a mistake.
 
-It was created by Net-SNMP $as_me 5.7.3.pre5, which was
+It was created by Net-SNMP $as_me 5.7.3.rc1, which was
 generated by GNU Autoconf 2.68.  Invocation command line was
 
   $ $0 $@
@@ -30340,7 +30340,7 @@
 # report actual input values of CONFIG_FILES etc. instead of their
 # values after options handling.
 ac_log="
-This file was extended by Net-SNMP $as_me 5.7.3.pre5, which was
+This file was extended by Net-SNMP $as_me 5.7.3.rc1, which was
 generated by GNU Autoconf 2.68.  Invocation command line was
 
   CONFIG_FILES    = $CONFIG_FILES
@@ -30406,7 +30406,7 @@
 cat >>$CONFIG_STATUS <<_ACEOF || ac_write_fail=1
 ac_cs_config="`$as_echo "$ac_configure_args" | sed 's/^ //; s/[\\""\`\$]/\\\\&/g'`"
 ac_cs_version="\\
-Net-SNMP config.status 5.7.3.pre5
+Net-SNMP config.status 5.7.3.rc1
 configured by $0, generated by GNU Autoconf 2.68,
   with options \\"\$ac_cs_config\\"
 
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index af4d447..676a7b9 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 #
 # Process this file with autoconf to produce a configure script.
 #
-AC_INIT([Net-SNMP], [5.7.3.pre5], [net-snmp-coders@lists.sourceforge.net])
+AC_INIT([Net-SNMP], [5.7.3.rc1], [net-snmp-coders@lists.sourceforge.net])
 AC_PREREQ([2.63])
 AC_CONFIG_SRCDIR([agent/snmpd.c])
 AC_REVISION([$Revision$])
diff --git a/dist/Makefile b/dist/Makefile
index 27fc171..772e6b8 100644
--- a/dist/Makefile
+++ b/dist/Makefile
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 NAME = net-snmp
 
 # Define the default RPM release number. Set by Version-Munge.pl
-VERSION = 5.7.3.pre5
+VERSION = 5.7.3.rc1
 
 VERSION_TAG=`echo Ext-$(VERSION) | sed 's/\./-/g;'`
 
diff --git a/dist/net-snmp.spec b/dist/net-snmp.spec
index f5415a6..d9f2e1b 100644
--- a/dist/net-snmp.spec
+++ b/dist/net-snmp.spec
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
 %endif
 Summary: Tools and servers for the SNMP protocol
 Name: net-snmp
-Version: 5.7.3.pre5
+Version: 5.7.3.rc1
 # update release for vendor release. (eg 1.fc6, 1.rh72, 1.ydl3, 1.ydl23)
 Release: 1
 URL: http://www.net-snmp.org/