diff --git a/ANNOUNCE b/ANNOUNCE
index ecfb7f7..6ffab17 100644
--- a/ANNOUNCE
+++ b/ANNOUNCE
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-Libpng 1.6.17beta07 - February 28, 2015
+Libpng 1.6.17rc01 - March 4, 2015
 
 This is not intended to be a public release.  It will be replaced
 within a few weeks by a public version or by another test version.
@@ -8,20 +8,20 @@
 Source files with LF line endings (for Unix/Linux) and with a
 "configure" script
 
-   1.6.17beta07.tar.xz (LZMA-compressed, recommended)
-   1.6.17beta07.tar.gz
+   1.6.17rc01.tar.xz (LZMA-compressed, recommended)
+   1.6.17rc01.tar.gz
 
 Source files with CRLF line endings (for Windows), without the
 "configure" script
 
-   lp1617b07.7z  (LZMA-compressed, recommended)
-   lp1617b07.zip
+   lp1617r01.7z  (LZMA-compressed, recommended)
+   lp1617r01.zip
 
 Other information:
 
-   1.6.17beta07-README.txt
-   1.6.17beta07-LICENSE.txt
-   libpng-1.6.17beta07-*.asc (armored detached GPG signatures)
+   1.6.17rc01-README.txt
+   1.6.17rc01-LICENSE.txt
+   libpng-1.6.17rc01-*.asc (armored detached GPG signatures)
 
 Changes since the last public release (1.6.16):
 
@@ -65,7 +65,8 @@
   Avoid runtime checks when converting integer to png_byte with
     Visual Studio (Sergey Kosarevsky)
 
-Version 1.6.17beta07 [February 28, 2015]
+Version 1.6.17rc01 [March 4, 2015]
+  No changes.
 
 Send comments/corrections/commendations to png-mng-implement at lists.sf.net
 (subscription required; visit
diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index 23005e1..8481d53 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -5166,7 +5166,8 @@
   Avoid runtime checks when converting integer to png_byte with
     Visual Studio (Sergey Kosarevsky)
 
-Version 1.6.17beta07 [February 28, 2015]
+Version 1.6.17rc01 [March 4, 2015]
+  No changes.
 
 Send comments/corrections/commendations to png-mng-implement at lists.sf.net
 (subscription required; visit
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index bb2e7da..646f4db 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@
 # SET UP LINKS
 if(PNG_SHARED)
   set_target_properties(${PNG_LIB_NAME} PROPERTIES
-#   VERSION 16.${PNGLIB_RELEASE}.1.6.17beta07
+#   VERSION 16.${PNGLIB_RELEASE}.1.6.17rc01
     VERSION 16.${PNGLIB_RELEASE}.0
     SOVERSION 16
     CLEAN_DIRECT_OUTPUT 1)
diff --git a/LICENSE b/LICENSE
index fb57339..557a1e6 100644
--- a/LICENSE
+++ b/LICENSE
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 
 This code is released under the libpng license.
 
-libpng versions 1.2.6, August 15, 2004, through 1.6.17beta07, February 28, 2015, are
+libpng versions 1.2.6, August 15, 2004, through 1.6.17rc01, March 4, 2015, are
 Copyright (c) 2004, 2006-2015 Glenn Randers-Pehrson, and are
 distributed according to the same disclaimer and license as libpng-1.2.5
 with the following individual added to the list of Contributing Authors
@@ -108,4 +108,4 @@
 
 Glenn Randers-Pehrson
 glennrp at users.sourceforge.net
-February 28, 2015
+March 4, 2015
diff --git a/README b/README
index 2446fd9..c4232cc 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-README for libpng version 1.6.17beta07 - February 28, 2015 (shared library 16.0)
+README for libpng version 1.6.17rc01 - March 4, 2015 (shared library 16.0)
 See the note about version numbers near the top of png.h
 
 See INSTALL for instructions on how to install libpng.
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 21d4a32..1441ce7 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 
 dnl Version number stuff here:
 
-AC_INIT([libpng],[1.6.17beta07],[png-mng-implement@lists.sourceforge.net])
+AC_INIT([libpng],[1.6.17rc01],[png-mng-implement@lists.sourceforge.net])
 AC_CONFIG_MACRO_DIR([scripts])
 
 # libpng does not follow GNU file name conventions (hence 'foreign')
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
 dnl AM_PREREQ([1.11.2])
 dnl stop configure from automagically running automake
 
-PNGLIB_VERSION=1.6.17beta07
+PNGLIB_VERSION=1.6.17rc01
 PNGLIB_MAJOR=1
 PNGLIB_MINOR=6
 PNGLIB_RELEASE=17
diff --git a/libpng-manual.txt b/libpng-manual.txt
index 665ded7..6727366 100644
--- a/libpng-manual.txt
+++ b/libpng-manual.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 libpng-manual.txt - A description on how to use and modify libpng
 
- libpng version 1.6.17beta07 - February 28, 2015
+ libpng version 1.6.17rc01 - March 4, 2015
  Updated and distributed by Glenn Randers-Pehrson
  <glennrp at users.sourceforge.net>
  Copyright (c) 1998-2015 Glenn Randers-Pehrson
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 
  Based on:
 
- libpng versions 0.97, January 1998, through 1.6.17beta07 - February 28, 2015
+ libpng versions 0.97, January 1998, through 1.6.17rc01 - March 4, 2015
  Updated and distributed by Glenn Randers-Pehrson
  Copyright (c) 1998-2015 Glenn Randers-Pehrson
 
@@ -5275,13 +5275,13 @@
 
 XVI. Y2K Compliance in libpng
 
-February 28, 2015
+March 4, 2015
 
 Since the PNG Development group is an ad-hoc body, we can't make
 an official declaration.
 
 This is your unofficial assurance that libpng from version 0.71 and
-upward through 1.6.17beta07 are Y2K compliant.  It is my belief that earlier
+upward through 1.6.17rc01 are Y2K compliant.  It is my belief that earlier
 versions were also Y2K compliant.
 
 Libpng only has two year fields.  One is a 2-byte unsigned integer
diff --git a/libpng.3 b/libpng.3
index 73ce215..08d5c9b 100644
--- a/libpng.3
+++ b/libpng.3
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-.TH LIBPNG 3 "February 28, 2015"
+.TH LIBPNG 3 "March 4, 2015"
 .SH NAME
-libpng \- Portable Network Graphics (PNG) Reference Library 1.6.17beta07
+libpng \- Portable Network Graphics (PNG) Reference Library 1.6.17rc01
 .SH SYNOPSIS
 \fB
 #include <png.h>\fP
@@ -504,7 +504,7 @@
 .SH LIBPNG.TXT
 libpng-manual.txt - A description on how to use and modify libpng
 
- libpng version 1.6.17beta07 - February 28, 2015
+ libpng version 1.6.17rc01 - March 4, 2015
  Updated and distributed by Glenn Randers-Pehrson
  <glennrp at users.sourceforge.net>
  Copyright (c) 1998-2015 Glenn Randers-Pehrson
@@ -515,7 +515,7 @@
 
  Based on:
 
- libpng versions 0.97, January 1998, through 1.6.17beta07 - February 28, 2015
+ libpng versions 0.97, January 1998, through 1.6.17rc01 - March 4, 2015
  Updated and distributed by Glenn Randers-Pehrson
  Copyright (c) 1998-2015 Glenn Randers-Pehrson
 
@@ -5779,13 +5779,13 @@
 
 .SH XVI. Y2K Compliance in libpng
 
-February 28, 2015
+March 4, 2015
 
 Since the PNG Development group is an ad-hoc body, we can't make
 an official declaration.
 
 This is your unofficial assurance that libpng from version 0.71 and
-upward through 1.6.17beta07 are Y2K compliant.  It is my belief that earlier
+upward through 1.6.17rc01 are Y2K compliant.  It is my belief that earlier
 versions were also Y2K compliant.
 
 Libpng only has two year fields.  One is a 2-byte unsigned integer
@@ -6037,7 +6037,8 @@
  1.6.16beta01-03     16    10616  16.so.16.16[.0]
  1.6.16rc01-02       16    10616  16.so.16.16[.0]
  1.6.16              16    10616  16.so.16.16[.0]
- 1.6.17beta01-07     16    10617  16.so.16.17[.0]
+ 1.6.17beta01-06     16    10617  16.so.16.17[.0]
+ 1.6.17rc01          16    10617  16.so.16.17[.0]
 
 Henceforth the source version will match the shared-library minor
 and patch numbers; the shared-library major version number will be
@@ -6094,7 +6095,7 @@
 
 Thanks to Frank J. T. Wojcik for helping with the documentation.
 
-Libpng version 1.6.17beta07 - February 28, 2015:
+Libpng version 1.6.17rc01 - March 4, 2015:
 Initially created in 1995 by Guy Eric Schalnat, then of Group 42, Inc.
 Currently maintained by Glenn Randers-Pehrson (glennrp at users.sourceforge.net).
 
@@ -6117,7 +6118,7 @@
 
 This code is released under the libpng license.
 
-libpng versions 1.2.6, August 15, 2004, through 1.6.17beta07, February 28, 2015, are
+libpng versions 1.2.6, August 15, 2004, through 1.6.17rc01, March 4, 2015, are
 Copyright (c) 2004,2006-2014 Glenn Randers-Pehrson, and are
 distributed according to the same disclaimer and license as libpng-1.2.5
 with the following individual added to the list of Contributing Authors
@@ -6216,7 +6217,7 @@
 
 Glenn Randers-Pehrson
 glennrp at users.sourceforge.net
-February 28, 2015
+March 4, 2015
 
 .\" end of man page
 
diff --git a/libpngpf.3 b/libpngpf.3
index c68ddaa..f6db97c 100644
--- a/libpngpf.3
+++ b/libpngpf.3
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-.TH LIBPNGPF 3 "February 28, 2015"
+.TH LIBPNGPF 3 "March 4, 2015"
 .SH NAME
-libpng \- Portable Network Graphics (PNG) Reference Library 1.6.17beta07
+libpng \- Portable Network Graphics (PNG) Reference Library 1.6.17rc01
 (private functions)
 .SH SYNOPSIS
 \fB#include \fI"pngpriv.h"
diff --git a/png.5 b/png.5
index 2f8613e..956a85c 100644
--- a/png.5
+++ b/png.5
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.TH PNG 5 "February 28, 2015"
+.TH PNG 5 "March 4, 2015"
 .SH NAME
 png \- Portable Network Graphics (PNG) format
 .SH DESCRIPTION
diff --git a/png.c b/png.c
index b7726df..0626b4d 100644
--- a/png.c
+++ b/png.c
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 #include "pngpriv.h"
 
 /* Generate a compiler error if there is an old png.h in the search path. */
-typedef png_libpng_version_1_6_17beta07 Your_png_h_is_not_version_1_6_17beta07;
+typedef png_libpng_version_1_6_17rc01 Your_png_h_is_not_version_1_6_17rc01;
 
 /* Tells libpng that we have already handled the first "num_bytes" bytes
  * of the PNG file signature.  If the PNG data is embedded into another
@@ -772,13 +772,13 @@
 #else
 #  ifdef __STDC__
    return PNG_STRING_NEWLINE \
-     "libpng version 1.6.17beta07 - February 28, 2015" PNG_STRING_NEWLINE \
+     "libpng version 1.6.17rc01 - March 4, 2015" PNG_STRING_NEWLINE \
      "Copyright (c) 1998-2015 Glenn Randers-Pehrson" PNG_STRING_NEWLINE \
      "Copyright (c) 1996-1997 Andreas Dilger" PNG_STRING_NEWLINE \
      "Copyright (c) 1995-1996 Guy Eric Schalnat, Group 42, Inc." \
      PNG_STRING_NEWLINE;
 #  else
-      return "libpng version 1.6.17beta07 - February 28, 2015\
+      return "libpng version 1.6.17rc01 - March 4, 2015\
       Copyright (c) 1998-2015 Glenn Randers-Pehrson\
       Copyright (c) 1996-1997 Andreas Dilger\
       Copyright (c) 1995-1996 Guy Eric Schalnat, Group 42, Inc.";
diff --git a/png.h b/png.h
index cdcebe8..9cc9dea 100644
--- a/png.h
+++ b/png.h
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 
 /* png.h - header file for PNG reference library
  *
- * libpng version 1.6.17beta07, February 28, 2015
+ * libpng version 1.6.17rc01, March 4, 2015
+ *
  * Copyright (c) 1998-2015 Glenn Randers-Pehrson
  * (Version 0.96 Copyright (c) 1996, 1997 Andreas Dilger)
  * (Version 0.88 Copyright (c) 1995, 1996 Guy Eric Schalnat, Group 42, Inc.)
@@ -11,7 +12,7 @@
  * Authors and maintainers:
  *   libpng versions 0.71, May 1995, through 0.88, January 1996: Guy Schalnat
  *   libpng versions 0.89c, June 1996, through 0.96, May 1997: Andreas Dilger
- *   libpng versions 0.97, January 1998, through 1.6.17beta07, February 28, 2015: Glenn
+ *   libpng versions 0.97, January 1998, through 1.6.17rc01, March 4, 2015: Glenn
  *   See also "Contributing Authors", below.
  *
  * Note about libpng version numbers:
@@ -212,7 +213,8 @@
  *    1.6.16beta01-03         16    10616  16.so.16.16[.0]
  *    1.6.16rc01-02           16    10616  16.so.16.16[.0]
  *    1.6.16                  16    10616  16.so.16.16[.0]
- *    1.6.17beta01-07         16    10617  16.so.16.17[.0]
+ *    1.6.17beta01-06         16    10617  16.so.16.17[.0]
+ *    1.6.17rc01              16    10617  16.so.16.17[.0]
  *
  *   Henceforth the source version will match the shared-library major
  *   and minor numbers; the shared-library major version number will be
@@ -244,7 +246,7 @@
  *
  * This code is released under the libpng license.
  *
- * libpng versions 1.2.6, August 15, 2004, through 1.6.17beta07, February 28, 2015, are
+ * libpng versions 1.2.6, August 15, 2004, through 1.6.17rc01, March 4, 2015, are
  * Copyright (c) 2004, 2006-2015 Glenn Randers-Pehrson, and are
  * distributed according to the same disclaimer and license as libpng-1.2.5
  * with the following individual added to the list of Contributing Authors:
@@ -356,13 +358,13 @@
  * Y2K compliance in libpng:
  * =========================
  *
- *    February 28, 2015
+ *    March 4, 2015
  *
  *    Since the PNG Development group is an ad-hoc body, we can't make
  *    an official declaration.
  *
  *    This is your unofficial assurance that libpng from version 0.71 and
- *    upward through 1.6.17beta07 are Y2K compliant.  It is my belief that
+ *    upward through 1.6.17rc01 are Y2K compliant.  It is my belief that
  *    earlier versions were also Y2K compliant.
  *
  *    Libpng only has two year fields.  One is a 2-byte unsigned integer
@@ -424,9 +426,9 @@
  */
 
 /* Version information for png.h - this should match the version in png.c */
-#define PNG_LIBPNG_VER_STRING "1.6.17beta07"
+#define PNG_LIBPNG_VER_STRING "1.6.17rc01"
 #define PNG_HEADER_VERSION_STRING \
-     " libpng version 1.6.17beta07 - February 28, 2015\n"
+     " libpng version 1.6.17rc01 - March 4, 2015\n"
 
 #define PNG_LIBPNG_VER_SONUM   16
 #define PNG_LIBPNG_VER_DLLNUM  16
@@ -440,7 +442,7 @@
  * PNG_LIBPNG_VER_STRING, omitting any leading zero:
  */
 
-#define PNG_LIBPNG_VER_BUILD  07
+#define PNG_LIBPNG_VER_BUILD  01
 
 /* Release Status */
 #define PNG_LIBPNG_BUILD_ALPHA    1
@@ -457,7 +459,7 @@
 #define PNG_LIBPNG_BUILD_SPECIAL 32 /* Cannot be OR'ed with
                                        PNG_LIBPNG_BUILD_PRIVATE */
 
-#define PNG_LIBPNG_BUILD_BASE_TYPE PNG_LIBPNG_BUILD_BETA
+#define PNG_LIBPNG_BUILD_BASE_TYPE PNG_LIBPNG_BUILD_RC
 
 /* Careful here.  At one time, Guy wanted to use 082, but that would be octal.
  * We must not include leading zeros.
@@ -570,7 +572,7 @@
 /* This triggers a compiler error in png.c, if png.c and png.h
  * do not agree upon the version number.
  */
-typedef char* png_libpng_version_1_6_17beta07;
+typedef char* png_libpng_version_1_6_17rc01;
 
 /* Basic control structions.  Read libpng-manual.txt or libpng.3 for more info.
  *
diff --git a/pngconf.h b/pngconf.h
index f293255..7e79de2 100644
--- a/pngconf.h
+++ b/pngconf.h
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 
 /* pngconf.h - machine configurable file for libpng
  *
- * libpng version 1.6.17beta07, (PENDING RELEASE)
+ * libpng version 1.6.17rc01, (PENDING RELEASE)
  *
  * Copyright (c) 1998-2015 Glenn Randers-Pehrson
  * (Version 0.96 Copyright (c) 1996, 1997 Andreas Dilger)
@@ -11,9 +11,7 @@
  * For conditions of distribution and use, see the disclaimer
  * and license in png.h
  *
- */
-
-/* Any machine specific code is near the front of this file, so if you
+ * Any machine specific code is near the front of this file, so if you
  * are configuring libpng for a machine, you may want to read the section
  * starting here down to where it starts to typedef png_color, png_text,
  * and png_info.
diff --git a/pngtest.c b/pngtest.c
index 2d25c45..7373345 100644
--- a/pngtest.c
+++ b/pngtest.c
@@ -2028,4 +2028,4 @@
 #endif
 
 /* Generate a compiler error if there is an old png.h in the search path. */
-typedef png_libpng_version_1_6_17beta07 Your_png_h_is_not_version_1_6_17beta07;
+typedef png_libpng_version_1_6_17rc01 Your_png_h_is_not_version_1_6_17rc01;
diff --git a/pngwrite.c b/pngwrite.c
index 6fe0a8d..181b0f8 100644
--- a/pngwrite.c
+++ b/pngwrite.c
@@ -1051,8 +1051,8 @@
        * it is too late to start using the filters that need it, since we
        * will be missing the data in the previous row.  If an application
        * wants to start and stop using particular filters during compression,
-       * it should start out with all of the filters, and then add and
-       * remove them after the start of compression.
+       * it should start out with all of the filters, and then remove them
+       * or add them back after the start of compression.
        */
       if (png_ptr->row_buf != NULL)
       {
@@ -1419,8 +1419,8 @@
    if (png_ptr == NULL)
       return;
 
-   /* Prior to 1.6.0 this would warn but then set the window_bits value, this
-    * meant that negative window bits values could be selected which would cause
+   /* Prior to 1.6.0 this would warn but then set the window_bits value. This
+    * meant that negative window bits values could be selected that would cause
     * libpng to write a non-standard PNG file with raw deflate or gzip
     * compressed IDAT or ancillary chunks.  Such files can be read and there is
     * no warning on read, so this seems like a very bad idea.
diff --git a/projects/vstudio/readme.txt b/projects/vstudio/readme.txt
index 1aa9edf..5a8307c 100644
--- a/projects/vstudio/readme.txt
+++ b/projects/vstudio/readme.txt
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 
 VisualStudio instructions
 
-libpng version 1.6.17beta07 - February 28, 2015
+libpng version 1.6.17rc01 - March 4, 2015
 
 Copyright (c) 1998-2010 Glenn Randers-Pehrson
 
diff --git a/projects/vstudio/zlib.props b/projects/vstudio/zlib.props
index d62acf5..8875a10 100644
--- a/projects/vstudio/zlib.props
+++ b/projects/vstudio/zlib.props
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 <!--
  * zlib.props - location of zlib source
  *
- * libpng version 1.6.17beta07 - February 28, 2015
+ * libpng version 1.6.17rc01 - March 4, 2015
  *
  * Copyright (c) 1998-2011 Glenn Randers-Pehrson
  *
diff --git a/scripts/README.txt b/scripts/README.txt
index 149df31..275425f 100644
--- a/scripts/README.txt
+++ b/scripts/README.txt
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 
-Makefiles for  libpng version 1.6.17beta07 - February 28, 2015
+Makefiles for  libpng version 1.6.17rc01 - March 4, 2015
 
 pnglibconf.h.prebuilt       =>  Stores configuration settings
  makefile.linux    =>  Linux/ELF makefile
-                       (gcc, creates libpng16.so.16.1.6.17beta07)
+                       (gcc, creates libpng16.so.16.1.6.17rc01)
  makefile.gcc      =>  Generic makefile (gcc, creates static libpng.a)
  makefile.knr      =>  Archaic UNIX Makefile that converts files with
                        ansi2knr (Requires ansi2knr.c from
@@ -33,12 +33,12 @@
  makefile.os2      =>  OS/2 Makefile (gcc and emx, requires libpng.def)
  makefile.sco      =>  For SCO OSr5  ELF and Unixware 7 with Native cc
  makefile.sggcc    =>  Silicon Graphics (gcc,
-                       creates libpng16.so.16.1.6.17beta07)
+                       creates libpng16.so.16.1.6.17rc01)
  makefile.sgi      =>  Silicon Graphics IRIX makefile (cc, creates static lib)
  makefile.solaris  =>  Solaris 2.X makefile (gcc,
-                       creates libpng16.so.16.1.6.17beta07)
+                       creates libpng16.so.16.1.6.17rc01)
  makefile.so9      =>  Solaris 9 makefile (gcc,
-                       creates libpng16.so.16.1.6.17beta07)
+                       creates libpng16.so.16.1.6.17rc01)
  makefile.std      =>  Generic UNIX makefile (cc, creates static libpng.a)
  makefile.sunos    =>  Sun makefile
  makefile.32sunu   =>  Sun Ultra 32-bit makefile
diff --git a/scripts/def.c b/scripts/def.c
index bea0465..4cd4715 100644
--- a/scripts/def.c
+++ b/scripts/def.c
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 PNG_DFN "OS2 CODE PRELOAD MOVEABLE DISCARDABLE"
 PNG_DFN ""
 PNG_DFN "EXPORTS"
-PNG_DFN ";Version 1.6.17beta07"
+PNG_DFN ";Version 1.6.17rc01"
 
 #define PNG_EXPORTA(ordinal, type, name, args, attributes)\
         PNG_DFN "@" SYMBOL_PREFIX "@@" name "@"
diff --git a/scripts/libpng-config-head.in b/scripts/libpng-config-head.in
index 9f58e53..88c0a1d 100644
--- a/scripts/libpng-config-head.in
+++ b/scripts/libpng-config-head.in
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 
 # Modeled after libxml-config.
 
-version=1.6.17beta07
+version=1.6.17rc01
 prefix=""
 libdir=""
 libs=""
diff --git a/scripts/libpng.pc.in b/scripts/libpng.pc.in
index d37836e..4bd289a 100644
--- a/scripts/libpng.pc.in
+++ b/scripts/libpng.pc.in
@@ -5,6 +5,6 @@
 
 Name: libpng
 Description: Loads and saves PNG files
-Version: 1.6.17beta07
+Version: 1.6.17rc01
 Libs: -L${libdir} -lpng16
 Cflags: -I${includedir}
diff --git a/scripts/makefile.ne12bsd b/scripts/makefile.ne12bsd
index fcdca8e..7f4a7f4 100644
--- a/scripts/makefile.ne12bsd
+++ b/scripts/makefile.ne12bsd
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 
 LIB=	png16
 SHLIB_MAJOR=	0
-SHLIB_MINOR=	1.6.17beta07
+SHLIB_MINOR=	1.6.17rc01
 SRCS=	png.c pngset.c pngget.c pngrutil.c pngtrans.c pngwutil.c \
 	pngread.c pngrio.c pngwio.c pngwrite.c pngrtran.c \
 	pngwtran.c pngmem.c pngerror.c pngpread.c
diff --git a/scripts/makefile.netbsd b/scripts/makefile.netbsd
index ad88467..9f86126 100644
--- a/scripts/makefile.netbsd
+++ b/scripts/makefile.netbsd
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 
 LIB=	png
 SHLIB_MAJOR=	16
-SHLIB_MINOR=	1.6.17beta07
+SHLIB_MINOR=	1.6.17rc01
 SRCS=	png.c pngset.c pngget.c pngrutil.c pngtrans.c pngwutil.c \
 	pngread.c pngrio.c pngwio.c pngwrite.c pngrtran.c \
 	pngwtran.c pngmem.c pngerror.c pngpread.c
diff --git a/scripts/makefile.openbsd b/scripts/makefile.openbsd
index 1879ef5..bdbfdef 100644
--- a/scripts/makefile.openbsd
+++ b/scripts/makefile.openbsd
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 MANDIR= ${PREFIX}/man/cat
 
 SHLIB_MAJOR=	16
-SHLIB_MINOR=	1.6.17beta07
+SHLIB_MINOR=	1.6.17rc01
 
 LIB=	png
 SRCS=	png.c pngerror.c pngget.c pngmem.c pngpread.c \
diff --git a/scripts/pnglibconf.h.prebuilt b/scripts/pnglibconf.h.prebuilt
index 9664e47..b24f881 100644
--- a/scripts/pnglibconf.h.prebuilt
+++ b/scripts/pnglibconf.h.prebuilt
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
-/* libpng 1.6.17beta07 STANDARD API DEFINITION */
+/* libpng 1.6.17rc01 STANDARD API DEFINITION */
 
 /* pnglibconf.h - library build configuration */
 
-/* Libpng version 1.6.17beta07 - February 28, 2015 */
+/* Libpng version 1.6.17rc01 - March 4, 2015 */
 
 /* Copyright (c) 1998-2014 Glenn Randers-Pehrson */
 
diff --git a/scripts/symbols.def b/scripts/symbols.def
index 0cc8d21..b78bc2e 100644
--- a/scripts/symbols.def
+++ b/scripts/symbols.def
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-;Version 1.6.17beta07
+;Version 1.6.17rc01
 ;--------------------------------------------------------------
 ; LIBPNG symbol list as a Win32 DEF file
 ; Contains all the symbols that can be exported from libpng