diff --git a/docs/VERSION-NAME.txt b/docs/VERSION-NAME.txt
index 6a09ae2..a9a8869 100644
--- a/docs/VERSION-NAME.txt
+++ b/docs/VERSION-NAME.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-3.5.3-beta2
+3.5.3-rc1
diff --git a/docs/VERSION-OSS-DEV.txt b/docs/VERSION-OSS-DEV.txt
index 670c862..685fd83 100644
--- a/docs/VERSION-OSS-DEV.txt
+++ b/docs/VERSION-OSS-DEV.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-3.5.3-beta2 
+3.5.3-rc1 
diff --git a/docs/VERSION-OSS.txt b/docs/VERSION-OSS.txt
index 6a09ae2..a9a8869 100644
--- a/docs/VERSION-OSS.txt
+++ b/docs/VERSION-OSS.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-3.5.3-beta2
+3.5.3-rc1