diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 516b84f32..dd887e1c6 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
-cmake (2.8.9-2) UNRELEASED; urgency=low
+cmake (2.8.11~rc1-1) UNRELEASED; urgency=low
 
+  * New upstream release. (Closes: #700225)
   * Make cmake recommend make and gcc rather than suggest them.
   * Make cmake suggest codeblocks and eclipse.