diff --git a/lam-packaging/debian/changelog b/lam-packaging/debian/changelog
index 96dae433..98f76610 100644
--- a/lam-packaging/debian/changelog
+++ b/lam-packaging/debian/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+ldap-account-manager (2.6.0.RC1-1) unstable; urgency=low
+
+  * new upstream release
+
+ -- Roland Gruber <post@rolandgruber.de>  Sat, 28 Mar 2009 19:38:50 +0100
+
 ldap-account-manager (2.5.0-1) unstable; urgency=low
 
   * new upstream release
diff --git a/lam/VERSION b/lam/VERSION
index 437459cd..551e21f8 100644
--- a/lam/VERSION
+++ b/lam/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-2.5.0
+2.6.0.RC1