diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 146a07eb47cc071dc2007ba038b7cfc947fd120e..f402a2548e1bd7aab52cf99a27bb20564280856c 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+mahara (0.8.5~testing) unstable; urgency=low
+
+  * Testing release
+
+ -- Nigel McNie <nigel@catalyst.net.nz>  Sat,  8 Sep 2007 19:08:04 +1200
+
 mahara (0.8.4-1) unstable; urgency=low
 
   * Bugfix release
diff --git a/htdocs/lib/version.php b/htdocs/lib/version.php
index 4b8dc6c3b4dcc6e751b43a3f5426ebc4c44230b5..06194ad199e39d4e7d0da0852437a8e4143d0e43 100644
--- a/htdocs/lib/version.php
+++ b/htdocs/lib/version.php
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ defined('INTERNAL') || die();
 
 $config = new StdClass;
 $config->version = 2007080704;
-$config->release = '0.8.4';
+$config->release = '0.8.5testing';
 $config->minupgradefrom = 2007011600;
 $config->minupgraderelease = '0.4.0 (build tag BUILD_20070122)';
 $config->disablelogin = true;