diff --git a/lam-packaging/debian/changelog b/lam-packaging/debian/changelog
index 7edb779f..df828bb0 100644
--- a/lam-packaging/debian/changelog
+++ b/lam-packaging/debian/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+ldap-account-manager (6.6.RC1-1) unstable; urgency=medium
+
+  * new upstream release
+
+ -- Roland Gruber <post@rolandgruber.de>  Mon, 10 Dec 2018 17:05:32 +0100
+
 ldap-account-manager (6.5-1) unstable; urgency=medium
 
   * new upstream release
diff --git a/lam/VERSION b/lam/VERSION
index 3b59d1d0..5f253cb5 100644
--- a/lam/VERSION
+++ b/lam/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-6.6.DEV
+6.6.RC1