diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 4d721f2ace..92f0bda5e7 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
 
 # DEFINES += -DUSE_STDEV
 
-GIT_VERSION = 0.99.7.GIT
+GIT_VERSION = 0.99.8
 
 CFLAGS = -g -O2 -Wall
 ALL_CFLAGS = $(CFLAGS) $(PLATFORM_DEFINES) $(DEFINES)
diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 128513a455..bebc1919ba 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+git-core (0.99.8-0) unstable; urgency=low
+
+  * GIT 0.99.8
+
+ -- Junio C Hamano <junkio@cox.net>  Sun,  2 Oct 2005 12:54:26 -0700
+
 git-core (0.99.7-0) unstable; urgency=low
 
   * GIT 0.99.7