diff --git a/VERSION.txt b/VERSION.txt
index 7f5a20766c1..bdfb56861e7 100644
--- a/VERSION.txt
+++ b/VERSION.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-jetty-7.0.0-SNAPSHOT
+jetty-7.0.0.RC5 27 August 2009
  + 286911 Clean out cache when recycling HTTP fields
  + JETTY-838 Don't log and throw
  + JETTY-874 Better header full warnings