diff --git a/[refs] b/[refs]
index 130a26452cb6..175683ae9e4e 100644
--- a/[refs]
+++ b/[refs]
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 ---
-refs/heads/master: 14897e35fdc045fff9baabf0354570da22386706
+refs/heads/master: 120dd64cacd4fb796bca0acba3665553f1d9ecaa
diff --git a/trunk/Makefile b/trunk/Makefile
index fec2a12710eb..21c76f715bf5 100644
--- a/trunk/Makefile
+++ b/trunk/Makefile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 VERSION = 2
 PATCHLEVEL = 6
 SUBLEVEL = 25
-EXTRAVERSION = -rc8
+EXTRAVERSION = -rc9
 NAME = Funky Weasel is Jiggy wit it
 
 # *DOCUMENTATION*