diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 5e9430d..6a8c3d7 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
 cmake-2.8.2.tar.gz
+/cmake-2.8.3-rc1.tar.gz
diff --git a/cmake.spec b/cmake.spec
index 476e93c..7c359a0 100644
--- a/cmake.spec
+++ b/cmake.spec
@@ -4,11 +4,11 @@
 # Set to bcond_with or use --without gui to disable qt4 gui build
 %bcond_without gui
 # Set to RC version if building RC, else %{nil}
-%define rcver %{nil}
+%define rcver -rc1
 
 Name:           cmake
-Version:        2.8.2
-Release:        2%{?dist}
+Version:        2.8.3
+Release:        0.1.rc1%{?dist}
 Summary:        Cross-platform make system
 
 Group:          Development/Tools
@@ -144,6 +144,9 @@ update-mime-database %{_datadir}/mime &> /dev/null || :
 
 
 %changelog
+* Thu Sep 16 2010 Orion Poplawski <orion@cora.nwra.com> - 2.8.3-0.1.rc1
+- Update to 2.8.3 RC 1
+
 * Fri Jul 23 2010 Kevin Kofler <Kevin@tigcc.ticalc.org> - 2.8.2-2
 - add support for Python 2.7 to FindPythonLibs.cmake (Orcan Ogetbil)
 
diff --git a/sources b/sources
index d5d6949..f59264a 100644
--- a/sources
+++ b/sources
@@ -1 +1 @@
-8c967d5264657a798f22ee23976ff0d9  cmake-2.8.2.tar.gz
+1ce9e4553ed496eb182bc2687d13b491  cmake-2.8.3-rc1.tar.gz