diff --git a/[refs] b/[refs]
index 37cc406b3901..c80b5c59b13e 100644
--- a/[refs]
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@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 ---
-refs/heads/master: 5d7e0d2bd98ef4f5a16ac9da1987ae655368dd6a
+refs/heads/master: b7279469d66b55119784b8b9529c99c1955fe747
diff --git a/trunk/Makefile b/trunk/Makefile
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 VERSION = 2
 PATCHLEVEL = 6
 SUBLEVEL = 26
-EXTRAVERSION = -rc8
+EXTRAVERSION = -rc9
 NAME = Rotary Wombat
 
 # *DOCUMENTATION*