diff --git a/share/sgml/news.xml b/share/sgml/news.xml
index ce922ecf73..2867c8ffe4 100644
--- a/share/sgml/news.xml
+++ b/share/sgml/news.xml
@@ -35,6 +35,21 @@
     <month>
       <name>8</name>
 
+      <day>
+	<name>23</name>
+	<event>
+	  <title>&os;&nbsp;9.1-RC1 Available</title>
+
+	  <p>The first RC build for the &os;-9.1 release cycle is
+	    now available.  ISO images for the amd64, i386, powerpc64
+	    and sparc64 architectures are <a
+	      href="&lists.stable;/2012-August/069233.html">available</a>
+	    on most of our <a
+	      href="&url.doc.base-en;/books/handbook/mirrors-ftp.html">&os;
+	    mirror sites</a>.</p>
+	</event>
+      </day>
+
       <day>
 	<name>21</name>
 
diff --git a/share/sgml/release.ent b/share/sgml/release.ent
index bd92c7ecfd..0b6d3c9a74 100644
--- a/share/sgml/release.ent
+++ b/share/sgml/release.ent
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 <!ENTITY beta.testing "INCLUDE">
 <!ENTITY % beta.testing "INCLUDE">
 <!ENTITY betarel.current '9.1'>
-<!ENTITY betarel.vers 'BETA1'>
+<!ENTITY betarel.vers 'RC1'>
 <!ENTITY u.betarel.schedule '&base;/releases/&betarel.current;R/schedule.html'>
 
 <!-- If we have a second release in the release cycle (e.g. 5.x and 6.y