diff --git a/CHANGELOG b/CHANGELOG
index ec6d0c8..2faa7e5 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG
+++ b/CHANGELOG
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-*SVN*
+*1.6.0_rc1* (October 16, 2007)
 
 * Ensure Event.* generic methods work in IE, even when the event is not extended. [Viktor Kojouharov, Andrew Dupont]
 
diff --git a/Rakefile b/Rakefile
index 09fe9a3..bdc68f3 100644
--- a/Rakefile
+++ b/Rakefile
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ PROTOTYPE_ROOT     = File.expand_path(File.dirname(__FILE__))
 PROTOTYPE_SRC_DIR  = File.join(PROTOTYPE_ROOT, 'src')
 PROTOTYPE_DIST_DIR = File.join(PROTOTYPE_ROOT, 'dist')
 PROTOTYPE_PKG_DIR  = File.join(PROTOTYPE_ROOT, 'pkg')
-PROTOTYPE_VERSION  = '1.6.0_rc0'
+PROTOTYPE_VERSION  = '1.6.0_rc1'
 
 task :default => [:dist, :package, :clean_package_source]