diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 68d084cd6e..b28ae0f389 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+gitlab (8.8.2+dfsg-1) UNRELEASED; urgency=medium
+
+  * New upstream release (Closes: #823290)
+
+ -- Pirate Praveen <praveen@debian.org>  Thu, 02 Jun 2016 11:11:47 +0530
+
 gitlab (8.5.8+dfsg-5) unstable; urgency=medium
 
   * Make nginx optional (Closes: #819260)