diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index 519fde84..9e630b38 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+CHANGES FROM 2.8 to master
+
+* ...
+
 CHANGES FROM 2.7 to 2.8
 
 * Make display-panes block the client until a pane is chosen or it
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index f96c53c9..5b4bc4a2 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # configure.ac
 
-AC_INIT(tmux, 2.8-rc)
+AC_INIT(tmux, master)
 AC_PREREQ([2.60])
 
 AC_CONFIG_AUX_DIR(etc)