diff --git a/CHANGELOG.rst b/CHANGELOG.rst
index 6ec90958fa5c3520ec380ffc0b37506de32439ad..d1fa9359983e65b7b4723170230bd194db8bbc9e 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.rst
+++ b/CHANGELOG.rst
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
-0.9.4 (Unreleased)
-==================
+0.9.4 (26 Jan 2020)
+===================
+* Release for rc1
+
 * Remove sbin directories from normal user PATH.
 
 
diff --git a/tree/etc/motd b/tree/etc/motd
index 35eccc5d8890d2dabd3374442cc93a98183dd88d..88e5cc6a1897472b1b6f554155472b7ca5f37d93 100644
--- a/tree/etc/motd
+++ b/tree/etc/motd
@@ -1,19 +1,15 @@
 Welcome to a computer running
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 If you would like some help using the Adélie Linux system, you may consult our
 extensive online documentation at https://help.adelielinux.org/ - or, if the
 'adelie-handbook' package is installed, in /usr/share/doc/handbook.
 
-Note: this Pre-Release software may not yet be fully stable.  If you experience
-any issues, please report them to https://bts.adelielinux.org/ where your
-report will be reviewed.
-
 Time to rock.
 
diff --git a/tree/etc/os-release b/tree/etc/os-release
index 6c14794fad4f1dd747451390f3db96a59e38b736..62aa615a590937bc979440488302e34059c0037b 100644
--- a/tree/etc/os-release
+++ b/tree/etc/os-release
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 NAME=Adélie
-VERSION=1.0-beta4
+VERSION=1.0-rc1
 ID=adelie
 VERSION_CODENAME=endlesssummer
-VERSION_ID=1.0-beta4
-PRETTY_NAME="Adélie Linux 1.0-BETA4"
+VERSION_ID=1.0-rc1
+PRETTY_NAME="Adélie Linux 1.0 (Release Candidate)"
 ANSI_COLOR="0;31"
 HOME_URL=https://www.adelielinux.org/
 SUPPORT_URL=https://support.adelielinux.org/