diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 12214cbc..5e3d174b 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+i3-wm (4.8.1-1) unstable; urgency=medium
+
+  * NOT YET RELEASED
+
+ -- Michael Stapelberg <stapelberg@debian.org>  Sun, 15 Jun 2014 19:37:32 +0200
+
 i3-wm (4.8-1) unstable; urgency=medium
 
   * New upstream release.