diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index e76e6c4a3e..7bccc76f15 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
 
 # DEFINES += -DUSE_STDEV
 
-GIT_VERSION = 0.99.8.GIT
+GIT_VERSION = 0.99.9
 
 CFLAGS = -g -O2 -Wall
 ALL_CFLAGS = $(CFLAGS) $(PLATFORM_DEFINES) $(DEFINES)
diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index bebc1919ba..5fd31b7ef4 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+git-core (0.99.9-0) unstable; urgency=low
+
+  * GIT 0.99.9
+
+ -- Junio C Hamano <junkio@cox.net>  Sat, 29 Oct 2005 14:34:30 -0700
+
 git-core (0.99.8-0) unstable; urgency=low
 
   * GIT 0.99.8