diff --git a/Release_Notes.txt b/Release_Notes.txt
index 60fa0aa20..60b79de8e 100644
--- a/Release_Notes.txt
+++ b/Release_Notes.txt
@@ -12,6 +12,15 @@
                                                          
 Copyright 2001 - 2019 by Joe Taylor, K1JT.
 
+		   Release: WSJT-X 2.1.0-rc7
+		         June 3, 2019
+		   -------------------------
+
+This release is  a bug fix only release addressing  regressions in the
+prior  RC6 release.  There are  no  functional changes  other than  an
+updated AD1C CTY.DAT database.
+
+
 		   Release: WSJT-X 2.1.0-rc6
 		         May 30, 2019
 		   -------------------------
diff --git a/Versions.cmake b/Versions.cmake
index 45cd79820..3e2fc87cd 100644
--- a/Versions.cmake
+++ b/Versions.cmake
@@ -2,5 +2,5 @@
 set (WSJTX_VERSION_MAJOR 2)
 set (WSJTX_VERSION_MINOR 1)
 set (WSJTX_VERSION_PATCH 0)
-set (WSJTX_RC 7)		 # release candidate number, comment out or zero for development versions
+set (WSJTX_RC 8)		 # release candidate number, comment out or zero for development versions
 set (WSJTX_VERSION_IS_RELEASE 0) # set to 1 for final release build