diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index ca558d75a..3fef0d924 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -4,12 +4,12 @@
 SET(OPENSCENEGRAPH_MAJOR_VERSION 3)
 SET(OPENSCENEGRAPH_MINOR_VERSION 6)
 SET(OPENSCENEGRAPH_PATCH_VERSION 4)
-SET(OPENSCENEGRAPH_SOVERSION 158)
+SET(OPENSCENEGRAPH_SOVERSION 159)
 
 
 # set to 0 when not a release candidate, non zero means that any generated
 # git tags will be treated as release candidates of given number
-SET(OPENSCENEGRAPH_RELEASE_CANDIDATE 1)
+SET(OPENSCENEGRAPH_RELEASE_CANDIDATE 2)
 set(CMAKE_ALLOW_LOOSE_LOOP_CONSTRUCTS TRUE)
 set_property(GLOBAL PROPERTY USE_FOLDERS ON)
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 69cade9e8..5e4499f87 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ If details below are not sufficient then head over to the openscenegraph.org to
 
 Robert Osfield.
 Project Lead.
-14th September 2018.
+9th January 2019.
 
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