diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 151845e80e..0be738a656 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-2022.12-dev
+2022.12-rc
diff --git a/database.sql b/database.sql
index 3169bac03a..855c913580 100644
--- a/database.sql
+++ b/database.sql
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 -- ------------------------------------------
--- Friendica 2022.12-dev (Giant Rhubarb)
+-- Friendica 2022.12-rc (Giant Rhubarb)
 -- DB_UPDATE_VERSION 1500
 -- ------------------------------------------
 
diff --git a/src/App.php b/src/App.php
index 623a5b63a2..25770dd782 100644
--- a/src/App.php
+++ b/src/App.php
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ class App
 {
 	const PLATFORM = 'Friendica';
 	const CODENAME = 'Giant Rhubarb';
-	const VERSION  = '2022.12-dev';
+	const VERSION  = '2022.12-rc';
 
 	// Allow themes to control internal parameters
 	// by changing App values in theme.php
diff --git a/view/lang/C/messages.po b/view/lang/C/messages.po
index 294256fd9a..c8b295fe6f 100644
--- a/view/lang/C/messages.po
+++ b/view/lang/C/messages.po
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 #, fuzzy
 msgid ""
 msgstr ""
-"Project-Id-Version: 2022.12-dev\n"
+"Project-Id-Version: 2022.12-rc\n"
 "Report-Msgid-Bugs-To: \n"
 "POT-Creation-Date: 2022-12-04 06:41-0500\n"
 "PO-Revision-Date: YEAR-MO-DA HO:MI+ZONE\n"