diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index ded27b074..445f31119 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-3.5.2-dev
+3.5.2-rc
diff --git a/boot.php b/boot.php
index e3fb320ac..4c09785c8 100644
--- a/boot.php
+++ b/boot.php
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ require_once 'include/dbstructure.php';
 
 define ( 'FRIENDICA_PLATFORM',     'Friendica');
 define ( 'FRIENDICA_CODENAME',     'Asparagus');
-define ( 'FRIENDICA_VERSION',      '3.5.2-dev' );
+define ( 'FRIENDICA_VERSION',      '3.5.2-rc' );
 define ( 'DFRN_PROTOCOL_VERSION',  '2.23'    );
 define ( 'DB_UPDATE_VERSION',      1224      );