diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 16207a124c..e6aaf24a6a 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -2,4 +2,4 @@
 #  $Id$
 #
 
-RTEMS Version 980923
+RTEMS Version 981001
diff --git a/c/src/exec/sapi/headers/sptables.h b/c/src/exec/sapi/headers/sptables.h
index 8fed714f5f..adfb0bda87 100644
--- a/c/src/exec/sapi/headers/sptables.h
+++ b/c/src/exec/sapi/headers/sptables.h
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ const rtems_multiprocessing_table
  *  This is the version string.
  */
 
-#define RTEMS_VERSION "rtems-980923"
+#define RTEMS_VERSION "rtems-981001"
 
 const char _RTEMS_version[] =
   "RTEMS RELEASE " RTEMS_VERSION
diff --git a/c/src/exec/sapi/include/rtems/sptables.h b/c/src/exec/sapi/include/rtems/sptables.h
index 8fed714f5f..adfb0bda87 100644
--- a/c/src/exec/sapi/include/rtems/sptables.h
+++ b/c/src/exec/sapi/include/rtems/sptables.h
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ const rtems_multiprocessing_table
  *  This is the version string.
  */
 
-#define RTEMS_VERSION "rtems-980923"
+#define RTEMS_VERSION "rtems-981001"
 
 const char _RTEMS_version[] =
   "RTEMS RELEASE " RTEMS_VERSION