diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 09e5d0d..2ffe6c0 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 define([_XTABLES_VERSION_MAJOR], 1)
 define([_XTABLES_VERSION_MINOR], 4)
-define([_XTABLES_VERSION_PATCH], 1)
-define([_XTABLES_VERSION_EXTRA], .1)
+define([_XTABLES_VERSION_PATCH], 2)
+define([_XTABLES_VERSION_EXTRA], -rc1)
 
 define([_XTABLES_VERSION],_XTABLES_VERSION_MAJOR._XTABLES_VERSION_MINOR._XTABLES_VERSION_PATCH[]_XTABLES_VERSION_EXTRA)
 
diff --git a/release.sh b/release.sh
index 526fb95..30f3931 100644
--- a/release.sh
+++ b/release.sh
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
 #
 set -e
 
-VERSION=1.4.1.1
-PREV_VERSION=1.4.1
+VERSION=1.4.2-rc1
+PREV_VERSION=1.4.1.1
 TMPDIR=/tmp/ipt-release
 IPTDIR="$TMPDIR/iptables-$VERSION"