diff --git a/lam-packaging/debian/changelog b/lam-packaging/debian/changelog
index f0d68e86..09de56a9 100644
--- a/lam-packaging/debian/changelog
+++ b/lam-packaging/debian/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+ldap-account-manager (4.0.RC1-1) unstable; urgency=low
+
+  * new upstream release
+
+ -- Roland Gruber <post@rolandgruber.de>  Sun, 28 Oct 2012 17:41:29 +0100
+
 ldap-account-manager (3.9-1) unstable; urgency=low
 
   * new upstream release
diff --git a/lam/VERSION b/lam/VERSION
index 6bd10744..4b3da27f 100644
--- a/lam/VERSION
+++ b/lam/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-3.9.1
+4.0.RC1