diff --git a/ANNOUNCE b/ANNOUNCE
index 39fcbd9..847dead 100644
--- a/ANNOUNCE
+++ b/ANNOUNCE
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 
-Libpng 1.6.8beta03 - December 1, 2013
+Libpng 1.6.8rc01 - December 12, 2013
 
 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.
@@ -9,24 +9,24 @@
 Source files with LF line endings (for Unix/Linux) and with a
 "configure" script
 
-   1.6.8beta03.tar.xz (LZMA-compressed, recommended)
-   1.6.8beta03.tar.gz
+   1.6.8rc01.tar.xz (LZMA-compressed, recommended)
+   1.6.8rc01.tar.gz
 
 Source files with CRLF line endings (for Windows), without the
 "configure" script
 
-   lp168b03.7z  (LZMA-compressed, recommended)
-   lp168b03.zip
+   lp168r01.7z  (LZMA-compressed, recommended)
+   lp168r01.zip
 
 Other information:
 
-   1.6.8beta03-README.txt
-   1.6.8beta03-LICENSE.txt
+   1.6.8rc01-README.txt
+   1.6.8rc01-LICENSE.txt
    Gnupg/*.asc (PGP armored detached signatures)
 
 Changes since the last public release (1.6.7):
 
-Version 1.6.8beta01 [December 1, 2013]
+Version 1.6.8beta01 [December 12, 2013]
   Changed #ifdef PNG_HANDLE_AS_UNKNOWN_SUPPORTED in pngpread.c to
     #ifdef PNG_SET_UNKNOWN_CHUNKS_SUPPORTED to be consistent with
     what is in pngpriv.h.
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@
     to '"%s" m' to improve portability among compilers.
   Changed png_free_default() to free() in pngtest.c
 
-Version 1.6.8beta03 [December 1, 2013]
+Version 1.6.8rc01 [December 12, 2013]
   Tidied up pngfix inits and fixed pngtest no-write builds.
 
 Send comments/corrections/commendations to png-mng-implement at lists.sf.net
diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index b20a168..19e4cb1 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -4737,7 +4737,7 @@
     to '"%s" m' to improve portability among compilers.
   Changed png_free_default() to free() in pngtest.c
 
-Version 1.6.8beta03 [December 1, 2013]
+Version 1.6.8rc01 [December 12, 2013]
   Tidied up pngfix inits and fixed pngtest no-write builds.
 
 Send comments/corrections/commendations to png-mng-implement at lists.sf.net
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 9b7f444..6039a04 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@
 # SET UP LINKS
 if(PNG_SHARED)
   set_target_properties(${PNG_LIB_NAME} PROPERTIES
-#   VERSION 16.${PNGLIB_RELEASE}.1.6.8beta03
+#   VERSION 16.${PNGLIB_RELEASE}.1.6.8rc01
     VERSION 16.${PNGLIB_RELEASE}.0
     SOVERSION 16
     CLEAN_DIRECT_OUTPUT 1)
diff --git a/LICENSE b/LICENSE
index 20098d8..5d3ac97 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 1.6.8beta03, November 30, 2013, are
+libpng versions 1.2.6, August 15, 2004, through 1.6.8rc01, December 12, 2013, are
 Copyright (c) 2004, 2006-2013 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
-November 30, 2013
+December 12, 2013
diff --git a/README b/README
index bd73611..103ce4e 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-README for libpng version 1.6.8beta03 - November 30, 2013 (shared library 16.0)
+README for libpng version 1.6.8rc01 - December 12, 2013 (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 3ef41e9..09e5905 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 
 dnl Version number stuff here:
 
-AC_INIT([libpng],[1.6.8beta03],[png-mng-implement@lists.sourceforge.net])
+AC_INIT([libpng],[1.6.8rc01],[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=1.6.8beta03
+PNGLIB_VERSION=1.6.8rc01
 PNGLIB_MAJOR=1
 PNGLIB_MINOR=6
 PNGLIB_RELEASE=8
diff --git a/libpng-manual.txt b/libpng-manual.txt
index 4797160..b2a2df4 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 1.6.8beta03 - November 30, 2013
+ libpng version 1.6.8rc01 - December 12, 2013
  Updated and distributed by Glenn Randers-Pehrson
  <glennrp at users.sourceforge.net>
  Copyright (c) 1998-2013 Glenn Randers-Pehrson
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 
  Based on:
 
- libpng versions 0.97, January 1998, through 1.6.8beta03 - November 30, 2013
+ libpng versions 0.97, January 1998, through 1.6.8rc01 - December 12, 2013
  Updated and distributed by Glenn Randers-Pehrson
  Copyright (c) 1998-2013 Glenn Randers-Pehrson
 
@@ -4622,11 +4622,11 @@
 From libpng-1.4.0 until 1.4.4, the png_get_uint_16 macro (but not the
 function) incorrectly returned a value of type png_uint_32.
 
-Checking for invalid palette index on read or write was added at libpng
-1.5.10.  When an invalid index is found, libpng issues a benign error.
-This is enabled by default because this condition is an error according
-to the PNG specification, Clause 11.3.2, but the error can be ignored in
-each png_ptr with
+Checking for invalid palette index on write was added at libpng
+1.5.10.  If a pixel contains an invalid (out-of-range) index libpng issues
+a benign error.  This is enabled by default because this condition is an
+error according to the PNG specification, Clause 11.3.2, but the error can
+be ignored in each png_ptr with
 
    png_set_check_for_invalid_index(png_ptr, allowed);
 
@@ -5233,13 +5233,13 @@
 
 XVI. Y2K Compliance in libpng
 
-November 30, 2013
+December 12, 2013
 
 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 1.6.8beta03 are Y2K compliant.  It is my belief that earlier
+upward through 1.6.8rc01 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 6a8f2d0..00ccf6c 100644
--- a/libpng.3
+++ b/libpng.3
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-.TH LIBPNG 3 "November 30, 2013"
+.TH LIBPNG 3 "December 12, 2013"
 .SH NAME
-libpng \- Portable Network Graphics (PNG) Reference Library 1.6.8beta03
+libpng \- Portable Network Graphics (PNG) Reference Library 1.6.8rc01
 .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 1.6.8beta03 - November 30, 2013
+ libpng version 1.6.8rc01 - December 12, 2013
  Updated and distributed by Glenn Randers-Pehrson
  <glennrp at users.sourceforge.net>
  Copyright (c) 1998-2013 Glenn Randers-Pehrson
@@ -515,7 +515,7 @@
 
  Based on:
 
- libpng versions 0.97, January 1998, through 1.6.8beta03 - November 30, 2013
+ libpng versions 0.97, January 1998, through 1.6.8rc01 - December 12, 2013
  Updated and distributed by Glenn Randers-Pehrson
  Copyright (c) 1998-2013 Glenn Randers-Pehrson
 
@@ -5127,11 +5127,11 @@
 From libpng-1.4.0 until 1.4.4, the png_get_uint_16 macro (but not the
 function) incorrectly returned a value of type png_uint_32.
 
-Checking for invalid palette index on read or write was added at libpng
-1.5.10.  When an invalid index is found, libpng issues a benign error.
-This is enabled by default because this condition is an error according
-to the PNG specification, Clause 11.3.2, but the error can be ignored in
-each png_ptr with
+Checking for invalid palette index on write was added at libpng
+1.5.10.  If a pixel contains an invalid (out-of-range) index libpng issues
+a benign error.  This is enabled by default because this condition is an
+error according to the PNG specification, Clause 11.3.2, but the error can
+be ignored in each png_ptr with
 
    png_set_check_for_invalid_index(png_ptr, allowed);
 
@@ -5738,13 +5738,13 @@
 
 .SH XVI. Y2K Compliance in libpng
 
-November 30, 2013
+December 12, 2013
 
 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 1.6.8beta03 are Y2K compliant.  It is my belief that earlier
+upward through 1.6.8rc01 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
@@ -5969,7 +5969,8 @@
  1.6.7beta01-04      16    10607  16.so.16.7[.0]
  1.6.7rc01-02        16    10607  16.so.16.7[.0]
  1.6.7               16    10607  16.so.16.7[.0]
- 1.6.8beta01-03      16    10608  16.so.16.8[.0]
+ 1.6.8beta01-02      16    10608  16.so.16.8[.0]
+ 1.6.8rc01           16    10608  16.so.16.8[.0]
 
 Henceforth the source version will match the shared-library minor
 and patch numbers; the shared-library major version number will be
@@ -6026,7 +6027,7 @@
 
 Thanks to Frank J. T. Wojcik for helping with the documentation.
 
-Libpng version 1.6.8beta03 - November 30, 2013:
+Libpng version 1.6.8rc01 - December 12, 2013:
 Initially created in 1995 by Guy Eric Schalnat, then of Group 42, Inc.
 Currently maintained by Glenn Randers-Pehrson (glennrp at users.sourceforge.net).
 
@@ -6049,7 +6050,7 @@
 
 This code is released under the libpng license.
 
-libpng versions 1.2.6, August 15, 2004, through 1.6.8beta03, November 30, 2013, are
+libpng versions 1.2.6, August 15, 2004, through 1.6.8rc01, December 12, 2013, are
 Copyright (c) 2004,2006-2007 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
@@ -6148,7 +6149,7 @@
 
 Glenn Randers-Pehrson
 glennrp at users.sourceforge.net
-November 30, 2013
+December 12, 2013
 
 .\" end of man page
 
diff --git a/libpngpf.3 b/libpngpf.3
index 503bad3..b2f5b51 100644
--- a/libpngpf.3
+++ b/libpngpf.3
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-.TH LIBPNGPF 3 "November 30, 2013"
+.TH LIBPNGPF 3 "December 12, 2013"
 .SH NAME
-libpng \- Portable Network Graphics (PNG) Reference Library 1.6.8beta03
+libpng \- Portable Network Graphics (PNG) Reference Library 1.6.8rc01
 (private functions)
 .SH SYNOPSIS
 \fB#include \fI"pngpriv.h"
diff --git a/png.5 b/png.5
index a8d1d2e..4f9e06b 100644
--- a/png.5
+++ b/png.5
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.TH PNG 5 "November 30, 2013"
+.TH PNG 5 "December 12, 2013"
 .SH NAME
 png \- Portable Network Graphics (PNG) format
 .SH DESCRIPTION
diff --git a/png.c b/png.c
index 4bfc970..5a6d712 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_8beta03 Your_png_h_is_not_version_1_6_8beta03;
+typedef png_libpng_version_1_6_8rc01 Your_png_h_is_not_version_1_6_8rc01;
 
 /* 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
@@ -773,13 +773,13 @@
 #else
 #  ifdef __STDC__
    return PNG_STRING_NEWLINE \
-     "libpng version 1.6.8beta03 - November 30, 2013" PNG_STRING_NEWLINE \
+     "libpng version 1.6.8rc01 - December 12, 2013" PNG_STRING_NEWLINE \
      "Copyright (c) 1998-2013 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 1.6.8beta03 - November 30, 2013\
+      return "libpng version 1.6.8rc01 - December 12, 2013\
       Copyright (c) 1998-2013 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 6c08ebc..cfb46b4 100644
--- a/png.h
+++ b/png.h
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 
 /* png.h - header file for PNG reference library
  *
- * libpng version 1.6.8beta03 - November 30, 2013
+ * libpng version 1.6.8rc01 - December 12, 2013
  * Copyright (c) 1998-2013 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 +11,7 @@
  * 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 1.6.8beta03 - November 30, 2013: Glenn
+ *   libpng versions 0.97, January 1998, through 1.6.8rc01 - December 12, 2013: Glenn
  *   See also "Contributing Authors", below.
  *
  * Note about libpng version numbers:
@@ -186,7 +186,8 @@
  *    1.6.7beta01-04          16    10607  16.so.16.7[.0]
  *    1.6.7rc01-03            16    10607  16.so.16.7[.0]
  *    1.6.7                   16    10607  16.so.16.7[.0]
- *    1.6.8beta01-03          16    10608  16.so.16.8[.0]
+ *    1.6.8beta01-02          16    10608  16.so.16.8[.0]
+ *    1.6.8rc01               16    10608  16.so.16.8[.0]
  *
  *   Henceforth the source version will match the shared-library major
  *   and minor numbers; the shared-library major version number will be
@@ -218,7 +219,7 @@
  *
  * This code is released under the libpng license.
  *
- * libpng versions 1.2.6, August 15, 2004, through 1.6.8beta03, November 30, 2013, are
+ * libpng versions 1.2.6, August 15, 2004, through 1.6.8rc01, December 12, 2013, are
  * Copyright (c) 2004, 2006-2013 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:
@@ -330,13 +331,13 @@
  * Y2K compliance in libpng:
  * =========================
  *
- *    November 30, 2013
+ *    December 12, 2013
  *
  *    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 1.6.8beta03 are Y2K compliant.  It is my belief that
+ *    upward through 1.6.8rc01 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
@@ -396,9 +397,9 @@
  */
 
 /* Version information for png.h - this should match the version in png.c */
-#define PNG_LIBPNG_VER_STRING "1.6.8beta03"
+#define PNG_LIBPNG_VER_STRING "1.6.8rc01"
 #define PNG_HEADER_VERSION_STRING \
-     " libpng version 1.6.8beta03 - November 30, 2013\n"
+     " libpng version 1.6.8rc01 - December 12, 2013\n"
 
 #define PNG_LIBPNG_VER_SONUM   16
 #define PNG_LIBPNG_VER_DLLNUM  16
@@ -412,7 +413,7 @@
  * PNG_LIBPNG_VER_STRING, omitting any leading zero:
  */
 
-#define PNG_LIBPNG_VER_BUILD  03
+#define PNG_LIBPNG_VER_BUILD  01
 
 /* Release Status */
 #define PNG_LIBPNG_BUILD_ALPHA    1
@@ -429,7 +430,7 @@
 #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.
@@ -542,7 +543,7 @@
 /* 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_8beta03;
+typedef char* png_libpng_version_1_6_8rc01;
 
 /* Basic control structions.  Read libpng-manual.txt or libpng.3 for more info.
  *
diff --git a/pngconf.h b/pngconf.h
index 5ac21f6..61d1a71 100644
--- a/pngconf.h
+++ b/pngconf.h
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 
 /* pngconf.h - machine configurable file for libpng
  *
- * libpng version 1.6.8beta03 - November 30, 2013
+ * libpng version 1.6.8rc01 - December 12, 2013
  *
  * Copyright (c) 1998-2013 Glenn Randers-Pehrson
  * (Version 0.96 Copyright (c) 1996, 1997 Andreas Dilger)
diff --git a/pngset.c b/pngset.c
index 7e355d1..3d4c520 100644
--- a/pngset.c
+++ b/pngset.c
@@ -528,6 +528,7 @@
       ))
    {
       png_chunk_report(png_ptr, "Invalid palette", PNG_CHUNK_ERROR);
+
       return;
    }
 
diff --git a/pngtest.c b/pngtest.c
index 5f7467b..b39b8c8 100644
--- a/pngtest.c
+++ b/pngtest.c
@@ -1970,4 +1970,4 @@
 #endif
 
 /* Generate a compiler error if there is an old png.h in the search path. */
-typedef png_libpng_version_1_6_8beta03 Your_png_h_is_not_version_1_6_8beta03;
+typedef png_libpng_version_1_6_8rc01 Your_png_h_is_not_version_1_6_8rc01;
diff --git a/projects/vstudio/readme.txt b/projects/vstudio/readme.txt
index 86689a9..73faf58 100644
--- a/projects/vstudio/readme.txt
+++ b/projects/vstudio/readme.txt
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 
 VisualStudio instructions
 
-libpng version 1.6.8beta03 - November 30, 2013
+libpng version 1.6.8rc01 - December 12, 2013
 
 Copyright (c) 1998-2010 Glenn Randers-Pehrson
 
diff --git a/projects/vstudio/zlib.props b/projects/vstudio/zlib.props
index 68c3c62..6714134 100644
--- a/projects/vstudio/zlib.props
+++ b/projects/vstudio/zlib.props
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 <!--
  * zlib.props - location of zlib source
  *
- * libpng version 1.6.8beta03 - November 30, 2013
+ * libpng version 1.6.8rc01 - December 12, 2013
  *
  * Copyright (c) 1998-2011 Glenn Randers-Pehrson
  *
diff --git a/scripts/README.txt b/scripts/README.txt
index 65dd51e..1f9a30b 100644
--- a/scripts/README.txt
+++ b/scripts/README.txt
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 
-Makefiles for  libpng version 1.6.8beta03 - November 30, 2013
+Makefiles for  libpng version 1.6.8rc01 - December 12, 2013
 
 pnglibconf.h.prebuilt       =>  Stores configuration settings
  makefile.linux    =>  Linux/ELF makefile
-                       (gcc, creates libpng16.so.16.1.6.8beta03)
+                       (gcc, creates libpng16.so.16.1.6.8rc01)
  makefile.gcc      =>  Generic makefile (gcc, creates static libpng.a)
  makefile.knr      =>  Archaic UNIX Makefile that converts files with
                        ansi2knr (Requires ansi2knr.c from
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
  makefile.dec      =>  DEC Alpha UNIX makefile
  makefile.dj2      =>  DJGPP 2 makefile
  makefile.elf      =>  Linux/ELF makefile symbol versioning,
-                       (gcc, creates libpng16.so.16.1.6.8beta03)
+                       (gcc, creates libpng16.so.16.1.6.8rc01)
  makefile.freebsd  =>  FreeBSD makefile
  makefile.gcc      =>  Generic gcc makefile
  makefile.hpgcc    =>  HPUX makefile using gcc
@@ -35,12 +35,12 @@
  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.16.1.6.8beta03)
+                       creates libpng16.so.16.1.6.8rc01)
  makefile.sgi      =>  Silicon Graphics IRIX makefile (cc, creates static lib)
  makefile.solaris  =>  Solaris 2.X makefile (gcc,
-                       creates libpng16.so.16.1.6.8beta03)
+                       creates libpng16.so.16.1.6.8rc01)
  makefile.so9      =>  Solaris 9 makefile (gcc,
-                       creates libpng16.so.16.1.6.8beta03)
+                       creates libpng16.so.16.1.6.8rc01)
  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.dfn b/scripts/def.dfn
index 19a65ab..af78537 100644
--- a/scripts/def.dfn
+++ b/scripts/def.dfn
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 PNG_DFN "OS2 CODE PRELOAD MOVEABLE DISCARDABLE"
 PNG_DFN ""
 PNG_DFN "EXPORTS"
-PNG_DFN ";Version 1.6.8beta03"
+PNG_DFN ";Version 1.6.8rc01"
 
 #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 2f3f20f..8b7668a 100755
--- a/scripts/libpng-config-head.in
+++ b/scripts/libpng-config-head.in
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 
 # Modeled after libxml-config.
 
-version=1.6.8beta03
+version=1.6.8rc01
 prefix=""
 libdir=""
 libs=""
diff --git a/scripts/libpng.pc.in b/scripts/libpng.pc.in
index 68e543b..63f3ce4 100644
--- a/scripts/libpng.pc.in
+++ b/scripts/libpng.pc.in
@@ -5,6 +5,6 @@
 
 Name: libpng
 Description: Loads and saves PNG files
-Version: 1.6.8beta03
+Version: 1.6.8rc01
 Libs: -L${libdir} -lpng16
 Cflags: -I${includedir}
diff --git a/scripts/makefile.ne12bsd b/scripts/makefile.ne12bsd
index fc59743..d952cb1 100644
--- a/scripts/makefile.ne12bsd
+++ b/scripts/makefile.ne12bsd
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 
 LIB=	png16
 SHLIB_MAJOR=	0
-SHLIB_MINOR=	1.6.8beta03
+SHLIB_MINOR=	1.6.8rc01
 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 2f1d069..1ba35b5 100644
--- a/scripts/makefile.netbsd
+++ b/scripts/makefile.netbsd
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 
 LIB=	png
 SHLIB_MAJOR=	16
-SHLIB_MINOR=	1.6.8beta03
+SHLIB_MINOR=	1.6.8rc01
 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 ed638b7..9b69d63 100644
--- a/scripts/makefile.openbsd
+++ b/scripts/makefile.openbsd
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 MANDIR= ${PREFIX}/man/cat
 
 SHLIB_MAJOR=	16
-SHLIB_MINOR=	1.6.8beta03
+SHLIB_MINOR=	1.6.8rc01
 
 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 3d74e4f..09eac53 100644
--- a/scripts/pnglibconf.h.prebuilt
+++ b/scripts/pnglibconf.h.prebuilt
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
-/* libpng 1.6.8beta03 STANDARD API DEFINITION */
+/* libpng 1.6.8rc01 STANDARD API DEFINITION */
 
 /* pnglibconf.h - library build configuration */
 
-/* Libpng version 1.6.8beta03 - November 30, 2013 */
+/* Libpng version 1.6.8rc01 - December 12, 2013 */
 
 /* Copyright (c) 1998-2013 Glenn Randers-Pehrson */
 
diff --git a/scripts/symbols.def b/scripts/symbols.def
index 765c27d..5aa4577 100644
--- a/scripts/symbols.def
+++ b/scripts/symbols.def
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-;Version 1.6.8beta03
+;Version 1.6.8rc01
 ;--------------------------------------------------------------
 ; LIBPNG symbol list as a Win32 DEF file
 ; Contains all the symbols that can be exported from libpng