diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index cd02b2fbcee..79142b0be01 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-17.09.0-dev
+17.09.0-ce-rc1
diff --git a/components/cli/VERSION b/components/cli/VERSION
index fd2cab4039e..79142b0be01 100644
--- a/components/cli/VERSION
+++ b/components/cli/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-17.08.0-dev
+17.09.0-ce-rc1
diff --git a/components/engine/VERSION b/components/engine/VERSION
index 2d736aaa186..79142b0be01 100644
--- a/components/engine/VERSION
+++ b/components/engine/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-17.06.0-dev
+17.09.0-ce-rc1