diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index a4afde4539..c13e36fc3d 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+
+	--- 9.8.0b1 released ---
+
 3008.	[func]		Response policy zones (RPZ) support. [RT #21726]
 
 3007.	[bug]		Named failed to preserve the case of domain names in
diff --git a/lib/bind9/api b/lib/bind9/api
index 94575eb4ef..78dd0b402a 100644
--- a/lib/bind9/api
+++ b/lib/bind9/api
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 LIBINTERFACE = 80
-LIBREVISION = 0
+LIBREVISION = 1
 LIBAGE = 0
diff --git a/lib/dns/api b/lib/dns/api
index 94575eb4ef..e6441e6509 100644
--- a/lib/dns/api
+++ b/lib/dns/api
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-LIBINTERFACE = 80
+LIBINTERFACE = 81
 LIBREVISION = 0
 LIBAGE = 0
diff --git a/lib/isc/api b/lib/isc/api
index 94575eb4ef..e6441e6509 100644
--- a/lib/isc/api
+++ b/lib/isc/api
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-LIBINTERFACE = 80
+LIBINTERFACE = 81
 LIBREVISION = 0
 LIBAGE = 0
diff --git a/lib/isccfg/api b/lib/isccfg/api
index 94575eb4ef..8fb91d631f 100644
--- a/lib/isccfg/api
+++ b/lib/isccfg/api
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-LIBINTERFACE = 80
+LIBINTERFACE = 81
 LIBREVISION = 0
-LIBAGE = 0
+LIBAGE = 1
diff --git a/version b/version
index a5acb81add..5487b02091 100644
--- a/version
+++ b/version
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# $Id: version,v 1.52 2010/06/18 02:05:02 marka Exp $
+# $Id: version,v 1.53 2011/01/13 04:45:16 marka Exp $
 # 
 # This file must follow /bin/sh rules.  It is imported directly via
 # configure.
@@ -6,5 +6,5 @@
 MAJORVER=9
 MINORVER=8
 PATCHVER=0
-RELEASETYPE=a
+RELEASETYPE=b
 RELEASEVER=1