diff --git a/src/gschemtoxschem.awk b/src/gschemtoxschem.awk
index e1209a81..f7bcefec 100755
--- a/src/gschemtoxschem.awk
+++ b/src/gschemtoxschem.awk
@@ -461,7 +461,7 @@ function print_header()
        "device @name @device\n" \
        "@comptag\"\n"
   }
-  print "v {xschem version=3.4.7 file_version=1.2}"
+  print "v {xschem version=3.4.8RC file_version=1.2}"
   template_attrs = "template=\"" template_attrs "\"\n"
 
   if(FILENAME ~/\.sym$/) {
diff --git a/src/make_sch_from_spice.awk b/src/make_sch_from_spice.awk
index 8bbf0ad1..8f1904f8 100755
--- a/src/make_sch_from_spice.awk
+++ b/src/make_sch_from_spice.awk
@@ -700,7 +700,7 @@ function print_sym(sym, template, format, subckt_name, sym_type, extra, dir, pin
 
 
  print "start print symbol: " sym
- print "v {xschem version=3.4.7 file_version=1.2}" > sym
+ print "v {xschem version=3.4.8RC file_version=1.2}" > sym
  print "K {type=" sym_type > sym
  # print "format=\"@name @pinlist @symname " format_translate(template)  "\"" > sym
  iii = format_translate(template, extra)
diff --git a/src/make_sym.awk b/src/make_sym.awk
index 7dafca27..2f69ff7e 100755
--- a/src/make_sym.awk
+++ b/src/make_sym.awk
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ function beginfile(f)
  text_voffset=20
  lab_voffset=4
  ip=op=n_pin=0
- print "v {xschem version=3.4.7 file_version=1.2}" > sym
+ print "v {xschem version=3.4.8RC file_version=1.2}" > sym
  if(template !~/^{[ \t\n]*$/) {
   printf "%s", "K {type=subcircuit\nformat=\"@name @pinlist @symname\"\n"  >sym
   printf "%s\n", "template=\"name=x1\""  >sym
diff --git a/src/make_sym_from_spice.awk b/src/make_sym_from_spice.awk
index 4f1f0ce3..a8335d11 100755
--- a/src/make_sym_from_spice.awk
+++ b/src/make_sym_from_spice.awk
@@ -401,7 +401,7 @@ function print_sym(sym, template, format, subckt_name, sym_type, extra, dir, pin
 
 
  print "start print symbol: " sym
- print "v {xschem version=3.4.7 file_version=1.2}" > sym
+ print "v {xschem version=3.4.8RC file_version=1.2}" > sym
  print "K {type=" sym_type > sym
  # print "format=\"@name @pinlist @symname " format_translate(template)  "\"" > sym
  iii = format_translate(template, extra)
diff --git a/src/make_sym_lcc.awk b/src/make_sym_lcc.awk
index fe3c171b..8956f874 100644
--- a/src/make_sym_lcc.awk
+++ b/src/make_sym_lcc.awk
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ function beginfile(f)
  text_voffset=10
  lab_voffset=4
  ip=op=n_pin=n_p=n_l=0
- print "v {xschem version=3.4.7 file_version=1.2}" > sym
+ print "v {xschem version=3.4.8RC file_version=1.2}" > sym
  if(template=="") {
   printf "%s", "K {type=subcircuit\nformat=\"@name @pinlist @symname\"\n"  >sym
   printf "%s\n", "template=\"name=x1\""  >sym
diff --git a/src/symgen.awk b/src/symgen.awk
index 3180ecb9..fcc7eb2f 100755
--- a/src/symgen.awk
+++ b/src/symgen.awk
@@ -393,7 +393,7 @@ function attrs(a)
 
 function header()
 {
-  print "v {xschem version=3.4.7 file_version=1.2}"
+  print "v {xschem version=3.4.8RC file_version=1.2}"
 }
 
 function round(n)
diff --git a/src/systemlib/iopin_lcc_top.sym b/src/systemlib/iopin_lcc_top.sym
index e9aaf393..0824b770 100644
--- a/src/systemlib/iopin_lcc_top.sym
+++ b/src/systemlib/iopin_lcc_top.sym
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-v {xschem version=3.4.7 file_version=1.2}
+v {xschem version=3.4.8RC file_version=1.2}
 G {}
 K {type=lcc_iopin
 format="*.iopin @lab"
diff --git a/src/systemlib/ipin_lcc_top.sym b/src/systemlib/ipin_lcc_top.sym
index 55e1f89b..d1feeebb 100644
--- a/src/systemlib/ipin_lcc_top.sym
+++ b/src/systemlib/ipin_lcc_top.sym
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-v {xschem version=3.4.7 file_version=1.2}
+v {xschem version=3.4.8RC file_version=1.2}
 G {}
 K {type=lcc_ipin
 format="*.ipin @lab"
diff --git a/src/systemlib/opin_lcc_top.sym b/src/systemlib/opin_lcc_top.sym
index 2c3e4f4e..70105df5 100644
--- a/src/systemlib/opin_lcc_top.sym
+++ b/src/systemlib/opin_lcc_top.sym
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-v {xschem version=3.4.7 file_version=1.2}
+v {xschem version=3.4.8RC file_version=1.2}
 G {}
 K {type=lcc_opin
 format="*.opin @lab"
diff --git a/src/xschem.h b/src/xschem.h
index ea0e4db2..a0b38fa1 100644
--- a/src/xschem.h
+++ b/src/xschem.h
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 #ifndef CADGLOBALS
 #define CADGLOBALS
 
-#define XSCHEM_VERSION "3.4.7"
+#define XSCHEM_VERSION "3.4.8RC"
 #define XSCHEM_FILE_VERSION "1.2"
 
 #if HAS_PIPE == 1
diff --git a/src/xschem.tcl b/src/xschem.tcl
index 1605f7ba..8f1ffb8a 100644
--- a/src/xschem.tcl
+++ b/src/xschem.tcl
@@ -5394,7 +5394,7 @@ proc create_symbol {name {in {}} {out {}} {inout {}}} {
   set symname [file rootname $name].sym
   set res [catch {open $symname {WRONLY CREAT EXCL}} fd]
   if {$res} {puts $fd; return 0} ;# Error. Print reason and exit.
-  puts $fd {v {xschem version=3.4.7 file_version=1.2}}
+  puts $fd {v {xschem version=3.4.8RC file_version=1.2}}
   puts $fd {K {type=subcircuit format="@name @pinlist @symname" template="name=X1"}}
   set x -150
   set y 0