diff --git a/lam-packaging/debian/changelog b/lam-packaging/debian/changelog
index b93d6d03..122ff1a5 100644
--- a/lam-packaging/debian/changelog
+++ b/lam-packaging/debian/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+ldap-account-manager (6.3.DEV-1) unstable; urgency=medium
+
+  * new upstream release
+
+ -- Roland Gruber <post@rolandgruber.de>  Wed, 13 Dec 2017 16:47:31 +0200
+
 ldap-account-manager (6.2-1) unstable; urgency=medium
 
   * new upstream release
diff --git a/lam/VERSION b/lam/VERSION
index 0cda48ac..06dde738 100644
--- a/lam/VERSION
+++ b/lam/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-6.2
+6.3.DEV