diff --git a/README_DIST b/README_DIST
index 2e34ccfb1..e260cb725 100644
--- a/README_DIST
+++ b/README_DIST
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 The is a distribution of Org, a plain text notes and project planning
 tool for Emacs.
 
-The version of this release is: 6.08c
+The version of this release is: 6.09pre01
 
 The homepage of Org is at http://orgmode.org
 
diff --git a/doc/org.texi b/doc/org.texi
index 6072ba1fc..919c814dd 100644
--- a/doc/org.texi
+++ b/doc/org.texi
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 @setfilename ../../info/org
 @settitle The Org Manual
 
-@set VERSION 6.08c
+@set VERSION 6.09pre01
 @set DATE October 2008
 
 @dircategory Emacs
diff --git a/doc/orgcard.tex b/doc/orgcard.tex
index c91379088..e55969c60 100644
--- a/doc/orgcard.tex
+++ b/doc/orgcard.tex
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 % Reference Card for Org Mode
-\def\orgversionnumber{6.08c}
+\def\orgversionnumber{6.09pre01}
 \def\versionyear{2008}          % latest update
 \def\year{2008}                 % latest copyright year
 
diff --git a/lisp/org-agenda.el b/lisp/org-agenda.el
index 50386a04a..ce2d3e7cb 100644
--- a/lisp/org-agenda.el
+++ b/lisp/org-agenda.el
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 ;; Author: Carsten Dominik <carsten at orgmode dot org>
 ;; Keywords: outlines, hypermedia, calendar, wp
 ;; Homepage: http://orgmode.org
-;; Version: 6.08c
+;; Version: 6.09pre01
 ;;
 ;; This file is part of GNU Emacs.
 ;;
diff --git a/lisp/org-archive.el b/lisp/org-archive.el
index 180ff5ba7..7f92f40ff 100644
--- a/lisp/org-archive.el
+++ b/lisp/org-archive.el
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 ;; Author: Carsten Dominik <carsten at orgmode dot org>
 ;; Keywords: outlines, hypermedia, calendar, wp
 ;; Homepage: http://orgmode.org
-;; Version: 6.08c
+;; Version: 6.09pre01
 ;;
 ;; This file is part of GNU Emacs.
 ;;
diff --git a/lisp/org-attach.el b/lisp/org-attach.el
index d9e0e32fa..31faa52c6 100644
--- a/lisp/org-attach.el
+++ b/lisp/org-attach.el
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 ;; Author: John Wiegley <johnw@newartisans.com>
 ;; Keywords: org data task
-;; Version: 6.08c
+;; Version: 6.09pre01
 
 ;; This file is part of GNU Emacs.
 ;;
diff --git a/lisp/org-bbdb.el b/lisp/org-bbdb.el
index 47127290a..551e6ca3b 100644
--- a/lisp/org-bbdb.el
+++ b/lisp/org-bbdb.el
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 ;;         Thomas Baumann <thomas dot baumann at ch dot tum dot de>
 ;; Keywords: outlines, hypermedia, calendar, wp
 ;; Homepage: http://orgmode.org
-;; Version: 6.08c
+;; Version: 6.09pre01
 ;;
 ;; This file is part of GNU Emacs.
 ;;
diff --git a/lisp/org-bibtex.el b/lisp/org-bibtex.el
index d3e73cea9..e45ef0a8c 100644
--- a/lisp/org-bibtex.el
+++ b/lisp/org-bibtex.el
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 ;; Author: Bastien Guerry <bzg at altern dot org>
 ;;         Carsten Dominik <carsten dot dominik at gmail dot com>
 ;; Keywords: org, wp, remember
-;; Version: 6.08c
+;; Version: 6.09pre01
 ;;
 ;; This file is part of GNU Emacs.
 ;;
diff --git a/lisp/org-clock.el b/lisp/org-clock.el
index cad51474b..93e197cee 100644
--- a/lisp/org-clock.el
+++ b/lisp/org-clock.el
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 ;; Author: Carsten Dominik <carsten at orgmode dot org>
 ;; Keywords: outlines, hypermedia, calendar, wp
 ;; Homepage: http://orgmode.org
-;; Version: 6.08c
+;; Version: 6.09pre01
 ;;
 ;; This file is part of GNU Emacs.
 ;;
diff --git a/lisp/org-colview-xemacs.el b/lisp/org-colview-xemacs.el
index 217d840bf..4272b2fa2 100644
--- a/lisp/org-colview-xemacs.el
+++ b/lisp/org-colview-xemacs.el
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 ;; Author: Carsten Dominik <carsten at orgmode dot org>
 ;; Keywords: outlines, hypermedia, calendar, wp
 ;; Homepage: http://orgmode.org
-;; Version: 6.08c
+;; Version: 6.09pre01
 ;;
 ;; This file is part of GNU Emacs.
 ;;
diff --git a/lisp/org-colview.el b/lisp/org-colview.el
index 3ad290395..7c24e044b 100644
--- a/lisp/org-colview.el
+++ b/lisp/org-colview.el
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 ;; Author: Carsten Dominik <carsten at orgmode dot org>
 ;; Keywords: outlines, hypermedia, calendar, wp
 ;; Homepage: http://orgmode.org
-;; Version: 6.08c
+;; Version: 6.09pre01
 ;;
 ;; This file is part of GNU Emacs.
 ;;
diff --git a/lisp/org-compat.el b/lisp/org-compat.el
index 3d998a748..2322cd894 100644
--- a/lisp/org-compat.el
+++ b/lisp/org-compat.el
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 ;; Author: Carsten Dominik <carsten at orgmode dot org>
 ;; Keywords: outlines, hypermedia, calendar, wp
 ;; Homepage: http://orgmode.org
-;; Version: 6.08c
+;; Version: 6.09pre01
 ;;
 ;; This file is part of GNU Emacs.
 ;;
diff --git a/lisp/org-exp.el b/lisp/org-exp.el
index 864f10f29..49bd7f721 100644
--- a/lisp/org-exp.el
+++ b/lisp/org-exp.el
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 ;; Author: Carsten Dominik <carsten at orgmode dot org>
 ;; Keywords: outlines, hypermedia, calendar, wp
 ;; Homepage: http://orgmode.org
-;; Version: 6.08c
+;; Version: 6.09pre01
 ;;
 ;; This file is part of GNU Emacs.
 ;;
diff --git a/lisp/org-export-latex.el b/lisp/org-export-latex.el
index 66dc0f69e..208504293 100644
--- a/lisp/org-export-latex.el
+++ b/lisp/org-export-latex.el
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 ;;
 ;; Emacs Lisp Archive Entry
 ;; Filename: org-export-latex.el
-;; Version: 6.08c
+;; Version: 6.09pre01
 ;; Author: Bastien Guerry <bzg AT altern DOT org>
 ;; Maintainer: Bastien Guerry <bzg AT altern DOT org>
 ;; Keywords: org, wp, tex
diff --git a/lisp/org-faces.el b/lisp/org-faces.el
index ae7c92fd2..63ad87fbd 100644
--- a/lisp/org-faces.el
+++ b/lisp/org-faces.el
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 ;; Author: Carsten Dominik <carsten at orgmode dot org>
 ;; Keywords: outlines, hypermedia, calendar, wp
 ;; Homepage: http://orgmode.org
-;; Version: 6.08c
+;; Version: 6.09pre01
 ;;
 ;; This file is part of GNU Emacs.
 ;;
diff --git a/lisp/org-gnus.el b/lisp/org-gnus.el
index 7757d7b8d..ba99b70b3 100644
--- a/lisp/org-gnus.el
+++ b/lisp/org-gnus.el
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 ;; Author: Carsten Dominik <carsten at orgmode dot org>
 ;; Keywords: outlines, hypermedia, calendar, wp
 ;; Homepage: http://orgmode.org
-;; Version: 6.08c
+;; Version: 6.09pre01
 ;;
 ;; This file is part of GNU Emacs.
 ;;
diff --git a/lisp/org-id.el b/lisp/org-id.el
index ecffa5031..c9fee695e 100644
--- a/lisp/org-id.el
+++ b/lisp/org-id.el
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 ;; Author: Carsten Dominik <carsten at orgmode dot org>
 ;; Keywords: outlines, hypermedia, calendar, wp
 ;; Homepage: http://orgmode.org
-;; Version: 6.08c
+;; Version: 6.09pre01
 ;;
 ;; This file is part of GNU Emacs.
 ;;
diff --git a/lisp/org-info.el b/lisp/org-info.el
index ce83473b7..f2e5e0193 100644
--- a/lisp/org-info.el
+++ b/lisp/org-info.el
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 ;; Author: Carsten Dominik <carsten at orgmode dot org>
 ;; Keywords: outlines, hypermedia, calendar, wp
 ;; Homepage: http://orgmode.org
-;; Version: 6.08c
+;; Version: 6.09pre01
 ;;
 ;; This file is part of GNU Emacs.
 ;;
diff --git a/lisp/org-irc.el b/lisp/org-irc.el
index 1020a9e21..8c45ea940 100644
--- a/lisp/org-irc.el
+++ b/lisp/org-irc.el
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 ;;
 ;; Author: Philip Jackson <emacs@shellarchive.co.uk>
 ;; Keywords: erc, irc, link, org
-;; Version: 6.08c
+;; Version: 6.09pre01
 ;;
 ;; This file is part of GNU Emacs.
 ;;
diff --git a/lisp/org-jsinfo.el b/lisp/org-jsinfo.el
index b3ef68b22..d875d969b 100644
--- a/lisp/org-jsinfo.el
+++ b/lisp/org-jsinfo.el
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 ;; Author: Carsten Dominik <carsten at orgmode dot org>
 ;; Keywords: outlines, hypermedia, calendar, wp
 ;; Homepage: http://orgmode.org
-;; Version: 6.08c
+;; Version: 6.09pre01
 ;;
 ;; This file is part of GNU Emacs.
 ;;
diff --git a/lisp/org-list.el b/lisp/org-list.el
index 81b028a9f..00c4035d1 100644
--- a/lisp/org-list.el
+++ b/lisp/org-list.el
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 ;;         Bastien Guerry <bzg AT altern DOT org>
 ;; Keywords: outlines, hypermedia, calendar, wp
 ;; Homepage: http://orgmode.org
-;; Version: 6.08c
+;; Version: 6.09pre01
 ;;
 ;; This file is part of GNU Emacs.
 ;;
diff --git a/lisp/org-mac-message.el b/lisp/org-mac-message.el
index a9331119d..a3f30bcca 100644
--- a/lisp/org-mac-message.el
+++ b/lisp/org-mac-message.el
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 ;; Copyright (C) 2008 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
 
 ;; Author: John Wiegley <johnw@gnu.org>
-;; Version: 6.08c
+;; Version: 6.09pre01
 ;; Keywords: outlines, hypermedia, calendar, wp
 
 ;; This file is part of GNU Emacs.
diff --git a/lisp/org-macs.el b/lisp/org-macs.el
index 16a9883c1..c3e120c1a 100644
--- a/lisp/org-macs.el
+++ b/lisp/org-macs.el
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 ;; Author: Carsten Dominik <carsten at orgmode dot org>
 ;; Keywords: outlines, hypermedia, calendar, wp
 ;; Homepage: http://orgmode.org
-;; Version: 6.08c
+;; Version: 6.09pre01
 ;;
 ;; This file is part of GNU Emacs.
 ;;
diff --git a/lisp/org-mew.el b/lisp/org-mew.el
index 7523420c6..5cf53aba5 100644
--- a/lisp/org-mew.el
+++ b/lisp/org-mew.el
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 ;; Author: Tokuya Kameshima <kames at fa2 dot so-net dot ne dot jp>
 ;; Keywords: outlines, hypermedia, calendar, wp
 ;; Homepage: http://orgmode.org
-;; Version: 6.08c
+;; Version: 6.09pre01
 
 ;; This file is part of GNU Emacs.
 
diff --git a/lisp/org-mhe.el b/lisp/org-mhe.el
index d6a226149..80f25e923 100644
--- a/lisp/org-mhe.el
+++ b/lisp/org-mhe.el
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 ;; Author: Thomas Baumann <thomas dot baumann at ch dot tum dot de>
 ;; Keywords: outlines, hypermedia, calendar, wp
 ;; Homepage: http://orgmode.org
-;; Version: 6.08c
+;; Version: 6.09pre01
 ;;
 ;; This file is part of GNU Emacs.
 ;;
diff --git a/lisp/org-mouse.el b/lisp/org-mouse.el
index 8fc540469..58fd5d398 100644
--- a/lisp/org-mouse.el
+++ b/lisp/org-mouse.el
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 ;;
 ;; Author: Piotr Zielinski <piotr dot zielinski at gmail dot com>
 ;; Maintainer: Carsten Dominik <carsten at orgmode dot org>
-;; Version: 6.08c
+;; Version: 6.09pre01
 ;;
 ;; This file is part of GNU Emacs.
 ;;
diff --git a/lisp/org-publish.el b/lisp/org-publish.el
index dc5bfacae..e77025ff9 100644
--- a/lisp/org-publish.el
+++ b/lisp/org-publish.el
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 ;; Author: David O'Toole <dto@gnu.org>
 ;; Maintainer: Bastien Guerry <bzg AT altern DOT org>
 ;; Keywords: hypermedia, outlines, wp
-;; Version: 6.08c
+;; Version: 6.09pre01
 
 ;; This file is part of GNU Emacs.
 ;;
diff --git a/lisp/org-remember.el b/lisp/org-remember.el
index fd50e1389..28680339f 100644
--- a/lisp/org-remember.el
+++ b/lisp/org-remember.el
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 ;; Author: Carsten Dominik <carsten at orgmode dot org>
 ;; Keywords: outlines, hypermedia, calendar, wp
 ;; Homepage: http://orgmode.org
-;; Version: 6.08c
+;; Version: 6.09pre01
 ;;
 ;; This file is part of GNU Emacs.
 ;;
diff --git a/lisp/org-rmail.el b/lisp/org-rmail.el
index cb55f0ce0..2310fa52f 100644
--- a/lisp/org-rmail.el
+++ b/lisp/org-rmail.el
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 ;; Author: Carsten Dominik <carsten at orgmode dot org>
 ;; Keywords: outlines, hypermedia, calendar, wp
 ;; Homepage: http://orgmode.org
-;; Version: 6.08c
+;; Version: 6.09pre01
 ;;
 ;; This file is part of GNU Emacs.
 ;;
diff --git a/lisp/org-table.el b/lisp/org-table.el
index 2d19eaf62..4d63cb8e4 100644
--- a/lisp/org-table.el
+++ b/lisp/org-table.el
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 ;; Author: Carsten Dominik <carsten at orgmode dot org>
 ;; Keywords: outlines, hypermedia, calendar, wp
 ;; Homepage: http://orgmode.org
-;; Version: 6.08c
+;; Version: 6.09pre01
 ;;
 ;; This file is part of GNU Emacs.
 ;;
diff --git a/lisp/org-vm.el b/lisp/org-vm.el
index c17bc396e..c412bf59c 100644
--- a/lisp/org-vm.el
+++ b/lisp/org-vm.el
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 ;; Author: Carsten Dominik <carsten at orgmode dot org>
 ;; Keywords: outlines, hypermedia, calendar, wp
 ;; Homepage: http://orgmode.org
-;; Version: 6.08c
+;; Version: 6.09pre01
 ;;
 ;; This file is part of GNU Emacs.
 ;;
diff --git a/lisp/org-wl.el b/lisp/org-wl.el
index b2d2d8e05..d444b9eaf 100644
--- a/lisp/org-wl.el
+++ b/lisp/org-wl.el
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 ;; Author: Tokuya Kameshima <kames at fa2 dot so-net dot ne dot jp>
 ;; Keywords: outlines, hypermedia, calendar, wp
 ;; Homepage: http://orgmode.org
-;; Version: 6.08c
+;; Version: 6.09pre01
 ;;
 ;; This file is part of GNU Emacs.
 ;;
diff --git a/lisp/org.el b/lisp/org.el
index 77d8b0a90..a61a8c5af 100644
--- a/lisp/org.el
+++ b/lisp/org.el
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 ;; Author: Carsten Dominik <carsten at orgmode dot org>
 ;; Keywords: outlines, hypermedia, calendar, wp
 ;; Homepage: http://orgmode.org
-;; Version: 6.08c
+;; Version: 6.09pre01
 ;;
 ;; This file is part of GNU Emacs.
 ;;
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@
 
 ;;; Version
 
-(defconst org-version "6.08c"
+(defconst org-version "6.09pre01"
   "The version number of the file org.el.")
 
 (defun org-version (&optional here)