diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 0b76fdf7b..c4224f71b 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
+Changes between 3.3.0-beta-07 and 3.3.0-RC1:
+------------------
+
+Application:
+ * Sponsorship added. You can now support VLC Android!
+ * New UI for subtitles download
+ * New UI for subtitles picker
+
 Changes between 3.3.0-beta-06 and 3.3.0-beta-07:
 ------------------
 
diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 74d1f793d..64548f079 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -34,8 +34,8 @@ allprojects {
 
 ext {
     appId = "org.videolan.vlc"
-    versionName = '3.3.0 Beta 7'
-    versionCode = 3028700
+    versionName = '3.3.0 RC 1'
+    versionCode = 3028800
     libvlcVersion = '3.3.0-eap15'
     medialibraryVersion = '0.7.0-eap15'
     minSdkVersion = 17