diff --git a/Changelog b/Changelog
index 5948bbe97616d4225608c6d197d85fd883927c32..b4b5294755d7f67f0bf3b091112f688ae8df886d 100644
--- a/Changelog
+++ b/Changelog
@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@ releases are sorted from youngest to oldest.
 
 version <next>:
 
+
+version 9_beta1:
+
 - XWD encoder and decoder
 - Support for fragmentation in the mov/mp4 muxer
 - ISMV (Smooth Streaming) muxer
diff --git a/RELEASE b/RELEASE
index aec258df73d39d2122706793921981f4a0f672f8..437fe58a9edd7a213dc73ed7a9d879f318eec9e1 100644
--- a/RELEASE
+++ b/RELEASE
@@ -1 +1 @@
-0.8
+9_beta1