diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 588e5b00153..a0d4de5a254 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
 
 # DEFINES += -DUSE_STDEV
 
-GIT_VERSION = 0.99.8f
+GIT_VERSION = 0.99.8g
 
 CFLAGS = -g -O2 -Wall
 ALL_CFLAGS = $(CFLAGS) $(PLATFORM_DEFINES) $(DEFINES)
diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 0df374767df..2f8c13389fe 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+git-core (0.99.8g-0) unstable; urgency=low
+
+  * GIT 0.99.8g
+
+ -- Junio C Hamano <junkio@cox.net>  Sun, 23 Oct 2005 02:01:44 -0700
+
 git-core (0.99.8f-0) unstable; urgency=low
 
   * GIT 0.99.8f