diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index f7af3e452c0..60763c4a6ea 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
 
 # DEFINES += -DUSE_STDEV
 
-GIT_VERSION = 0.99.8a
+GIT_VERSION = 0.99.8b
 
 CFLAGS = -g -O2 -Wall
 ALL_CFLAGS = $(CFLAGS) $(PLATFORM_DEFINES) $(DEFINES)
diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 01b97f88a4b..58ef8569ebd 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+git-core (0.99.8b-0) unstable; urgency=low
+
+  * GIT 0.99.8b
+
+ -- Junio C Hamano <junkio@cox.net>  Wed,  5 Oct 2005 15:41:24 -0700
+
 git-core (0.99.8a-0) unstable; urgency=low
 
   * GIT 0.99.8a