diff --git a/CHANGELOG b/CHANGELOG
index e582ced9369d9b7ee8a7e713d5fb5bf0debe1366..bd3a7b76d8a22d367c31a277e2d6984136301e4f 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG
+++ b/CHANGELOG
@@ -1,3 +1,13 @@
+commit 635e5f8fc82365e6e9734b3132bc95135a6de679
+Author: Wolfgang Denk <wd@denx.de>
+Date:	Sun Jan 18 21:37:48 2009 +0100
+
+    Prepare 2009.01-rc3
+
+    Update CHANGELOG
+
+    Signed-off-by: Wolfgang Denk <wd@denx.de>
+
 commit 4cda437898f7873752f0201757cd33f12196ce87
 Author: Mike Frysinger <vapier@gentoo.org>
 Date:	Sat Jan 17 13:32:42 2009 -0500
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 9c63643e68e5678064d69ea8f9245a59c2f69a2d..d533564d9af051eb835cecaad5f8b3f917f89cac 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 VERSION = 2009
 PATCHLEVEL = 01
 SUBLEVEL =
-EXTRAVERSION = -rc3
+EXTRAVERSION =
 ifneq "$(SUBLEVEL)" ""
 U_BOOT_VERSION = $(VERSION).$(PATCHLEVEL).$(SUBLEVEL)$(EXTRAVERSION)
 else