diff --git a/AUTHORS b/AUTHORS
index 6cc576a5d5d0..ed7c6def918b 100644
--- a/AUTHORS
+++ b/AUTHORS
@@ -15,31 +15,33 @@ Edouard Gomez
 Pascal Obry
 Ger Siemerink
 EdgarLux
+Timur I. Davletshin
+Michel Leblond
 Nilvus
 Jakub Filipowicz
 Matjaž Jeran
 Heiko Bauke
 Josep V. Moragues
-Timur Davletshin
 Milan Knížek
 Tomasz Golinski
 maruncz
 Jacques Le Clerc
+Marko Vertainen
 Maurizio Paglia
+Tobias Ellinghaus
+mepi0011
 shlomi braitbart
 Denis Dyakov
 Edgar De la Luz
 Jeronimo Pellegrini
 Magnus Claesson
-Marko Vertainen
 Ragnar Wisloff
+Shlomi Alon-Braitbart
 Simon Raffeiner
 Song Li
-Tobias Ellinghaus
 Tomasz Goliński
 johannes hanika
 lkarcz
-mepi0011
 
 * contributors (at least 4 commits):
 Aurélien PIERRE
@@ -48,30 +50,31 @@ edgardoh
 rawfiner
 Philippe Weyland
 Heiko Bauke
-Ger Siemerink
 Nilvus
+Ger Siemerink
 EdgarLux
 hanno@schwalm-bremen.de
 Jakub Filipowicz
 Timur I. Davletshin
 Jacques Le Clerc
+Michel Leblond
 Alexis Mousset
 Bill Ferguson
+Matjaž Jeran
 Matthieu Moy
 Rikard Öxler
 Denis Dyakov
 Diederik ter Rahe
 Hanno Schwalm
-Matjaž Jeran
 luzpaz
 Dan Torop
 Marcello Mamino
-Josep V. Moragues
-Timur Davletshin
+Sam Smith
 Wolfgang Goetz
 junkyardsparkle
-maruncz
 mepi0011
+Josep V. Moragues
+maruncz
 mondoman712
 
 * Sub-module rawspeed contributors (at least 1 commit):
diff --git a/RELEASE_NOTES.md b/RELEASE_NOTES.md
index 177e7a46b6b3..a09afcfe0063 100644
--- a/RELEASE_NOTES.md
+++ b/RELEASE_NOTES.md
@@ -1,17 +1,17 @@
-We're proud to announce the first release candidate for the upcoming 3.0 series of darktable, 3.0.0rc0!
+We're proud to announce the first release candidate for the upcoming 3.0 series of darktable, 3.0.0rc1!
 
-The github release is here: [https://github.com/darktable-org/darktable/releases/tag/release-3.0.0](https://github.com/darktable-org/darktable/releases/tag/release-3.0.0).
+The github release is here: [https://github.com/darktable-org/darktable/releases/tag/release-3.0.0rc1](https://github.com/darktable-org/darktable/releases/tag/release-3.0.0rc1).
 
 As always, please don't use the autogenerated tarball provided by
 github, but only our tar.xz. the checksums are:
 
 ```
-$ sha256sum darktable-3.0.0rc0.tar.xz
-??? darktable-3.0.0rc0.tar.xz
-$ sha256sum darktable-3.0.0rc0.dmg
-??? darktable-3.0.0rc0.dmg
-$ sha256sum darktable-3.0.0rc0.exe
-??? darktable-3.0.0rc0.exe
+$ sha256sum darktable-3.0.0rc1.tar.xz
+??? darktable-3.0.0rc1.tar.xz
+$ sha256sum darktable-3.0.0rc1.dmg
+??? darktable-3.0.0rc1.dmg
+$ sha256sum darktable-3.0.0rc1.exe
+??? darktable-3.0.0rc1.exe
 ```
 
 When updating from the currently stable 2.6.x series, please bear in
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ making a backup is strongly advised.
   IMPORTANT:
   The 'preview' and 'preview with focus detection' actions
   (previously <kbd>Z</kbd> and <kbd>Ctrl+Z</kbd> respectively) are now assigned to
-  <kbd>W</kbd> and <kbd>Ctrl+W</kbd> in order to follow the convention of 
+  <kbd>W</kbd> and <kbd>Ctrl+W</kbd> in order to follow the convention of
   using <kbd>Ctrl+Z</kbd> for the "undo" function (<kbd>Ctrl+Y</kbd> for redo).
 
 - A new timeline view has been introduced in the lighttable.
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ making a backup is strongly advised.
   these nodes can still be moved with the old-style size control by selecting
   the 'edit by area' checkbox. There is also a new 'strong' processing option,
   and a new color picker which creates a curve based on selected image area.
-  
+
 - A new module 'filmic RGB' which, like the previous 'filmic', is designed
   to replace the 'base curve' and 'shadows and highlights' modules. This new
   version replaces the one introduced in 2.6.2; it should be easier to use,
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ making a backup is strongly advised.
   the tag library). The metadata exported with images can now be configured in the
   'export selected' module, allowing you to choose which main types are exported,
   as well as define values for specific tags based on formulas.
-  
+
 - Many code optimizations for CPU and SSE paths.
 
 - A new preference to expand/collapse a darkroom module when it is
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ making a backup is strongly advised.
 
 - The 'collect images' module has a new single-click option featuring range selection
   for date-time and numeric values.
-  
+
 - The orientation of drawn masks using the 'gradient' shape is now clearly displayed
   with an arrow.
 
@@ -247,6 +247,10 @@ making a backup is strongly advised.
 
 - Fix crop&rotate and orientation in the lightroom importer.
 
+- Fix ProPhoto RGB profile.
+
+- Fix exif lens metadata parsing containing comma.
+
 ## Lua
 
 - The displayed image in darkroom view can now be changed.