diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 8eb60544f..c31bf8676 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,4 +1,8 @@
 
+2023-01-18  Simon Sobisch <simonsobisch@gnu.org>
+
+	* configure.ac, NEWS, gnucobol.spec: updated for 3.2rc-1
+
 2023-01-16  Simon Sobisch <simonsobisch@gnu.org>
 
 	* configure.ac: adjusted hack for AIX 64bit OBJECT_MODE
diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index c2158c9a4..49d0e699b 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,16 +1,14 @@
 NEWS - user visible changes				-*- outline -*-
 
- GnuCOBOL 3.2rc1 to be released asap,
-          3.2 final (depending on feedback) January 2023
+ GnuCOBOL 3.2rc1  (20230118)
+          3.2 final (depending on feedback) February 2023
 
- planned:
+ planned for final:
+   * extending testsuite and documentation
    * configure: minor checking to set TIME_T_IS_NON_ARITHMETIC
-   * adjustments for registers and XML PARSE stubs
    * investigation of code analysis tools and user feedback
 
 
- GnuCOBOL 3.2 preview (20221022)
-
 * New GnuCOBOL features
 
 ** Support for LINE SEQUENTIAL file type as per COBOL 2022
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index d2442660f..e8799e9d9 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ dnl
 AC_PREREQ([2.67])  # note: 2.67 is the one found in old msys, 2.69 is commonly available
 
 AC_INIT([GnuCOBOL],
-	[3.2-dev],
+	[3.2-rc1],
 	[bug-gnucobol@gnu.org],
 	[gnucobol],
 	[https://www.gnu.org/software/gnucobol/])
diff --git a/gnucobol.spec b/gnucobol.spec
index 25dbae985..af6ba1dd9 100644
--- a/gnucobol.spec
+++ b/gnucobol.spec
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # Adjust/activate "Packager" tag as necessary
 
 Name:		gnucobol
-Version:	3.1
+Version:	3.2
 Release:	1%{?dist}
 Summary:	GnuCOBOL - COBOL compiler and runtime library
 
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ make check
 %doc AUTHORS ChangeLog
 %doc NEWS README THANKS
 %doc DEPENDENCIES HACKING
+%doc README.md DEPENDENCIES.md
 %{_bindir}/cobc
 %{_bindir}/cobcrun
 %{_bindir}/cob-config
@@ -65,6 +66,7 @@ make check
 %{_infodir}/gnucobol.info*
 %{_mandir}/man1/cobc.1.*
 %{_mandir}/man1/cobcrun.1.*
+%{_mandir}/man1/cob-config.1.*
 
 %files -n libcob
 %license COPYING.LESSER