diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 901926d0..75feebfb 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -6,9 +6,10 @@ http://www.opensc-project.org/opensc/wiki/WhatsNew
 Also see the svn changelog using svn command
 or doc/nonpersistent/ChangeLog.
 
-New in 0.11.11; 200X-XX-XX; Name;
+New in 0.11.11-rc1; 2009-10-23; Andreas Jellinghaus
 * Now again compatible with OpenSSL 0.9.7
 * A few warnings and minor bugs were fixed
+* Updated myeid driver by Aventra
 
 New in 0.11.10; 2009-10-20; Andreas Jellinghaus
 * New westcos driver by François Leblanc
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index fdb72f82..f65b1b42 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ AC_PREREQ(2.60)
 define([PACKAGE_VERSION_MAJOR], [0])
 define([PACKAGE_VERSION_MINOR], [11])
 define([PACKAGE_VERSION_FIX], [11])
-define([PACKAGE_SUFFIX], [-svn])
+define([PACKAGE_SUFFIX], [-rc1])
 
 AC_INIT([opensc],[PACKAGE_VERSION_MAJOR.PACKAGE_VERSION_MINOR.PACKAGE_VERSION_FIX[]PACKAGE_SUFFIX])
 AC_CONFIG_AUX_DIR([.])