diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 648fd9694a..7d9b4d0377 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,13 @@
+gitlab (16.0.8+ds1-1) UNRELEASED; urgency=medium
+
+  [ Pirate Praveen ]
+  * Stop installing google-api-client in postinst
+
+  [ Aravinth Manivannan ]
+  * New upstream version 16.0.8+ds1
+
+ -- Aravinth Manivannan <realaravinth@batsense.net>  Sat, 09 Sep 2023 11:40:09 +0000
+
 gitlab (16.0.7+ds1-5) unstable; urgency=medium
 
   * Use ruby-app-store-connect (now packaged)