diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 768c56b56..a8e98b279 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -8,6 +8,9 @@ strongswan-5.1.2
   group IDs 1030..1033 have been assigned, the strongSwan Vendor ID must be
   sent (charon.send_vendor_id = yes) in order to use NTRU.
 
+- Defined a TPMRA remote attestation workitem and added support for it to the
+  Attestation IMV.
+
 
 strongswan-5.1.1
 ----------------
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index c33483946..3c1d590fc 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 #  initialize & set some vars
 # ============================
 
-AC_INIT([strongSwan],[5.1.2dr3])
+AC_INIT([strongSwan],[5.1.2rc1])
 AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE(m4_esyscmd([
 	echo tar-ustar
 	echo subdir-objects