diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index d02d20e161982f779098d0bb9346daf447260f13..9711d56436d445fd62f65ff7a8dfb59201edcde5 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@
  OpenSSL CHANGES
  _______________
 
+ Changes between 0.9.8 and 0.9.9  [xx XXX xxxx]
+
+  *) 
+
  Changes between 0.9.7h and 0.9.8  [xx XXX xxxx]
 
   *) Add attribute functions to EVP_PKEY structure. Modify
diff --git a/README b/README
index 89a1478c7e22a655b199d3b6c3ceb1e111479c47..542b8c0421ef0ae8ac832243323d4ee9e017a3f3 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 
- OpenSSL 0.9.8-dev XX xxx XXXX
+ OpenSSL 0.9.9-dev XX xxx XXXX
 
  Copyright (c) 1998-2005 The OpenSSL Project
  Copyright (c) 1995-1998 Eric A. Young, Tim J. Hudson
diff --git a/STATUS b/STATUS
index 0fff68da97f7ca5a0b9231d99eaee20a1b4f1da7..a0c9fa5810457a396e6c8084561e21bae1d50e01 100644
--- a/STATUS
+++ b/STATUS
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 
   OpenSSL STATUS                           Last modified at
-  ______________                           $Date: 2005/04/25 21:42:14 $
+  ______________                           $Date: 2005/05/18 04:04:12 $
 
   DEVELOPMENT STATE
 
-    o  OpenSSL 0.9.8:  Under development...
+    o  OpenSSL 0.9.9:  Under development...
+    o  OpenSSL 0.9.8:  In beta...
     o  OpenSSL 0.9.7g: Released on April     11th, 2005
     o  OpenSSL 0.9.7f: Released on March     22nd, 2005
     o  OpenSSL 0.9.7e: Released on October   25th, 2004