diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index cd6368f..756398f 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
+ubuntu-dev-tools (0.122) UNRELEASED; urgency=low
+
+  [ Ted Gould ]
+  * lp-project-upload: Add an optional parameter for creating a new
+    milestone to add future bugs to.
+
+ -- Ted Gould <ted@ubuntu.com>  Tue, 19 Apr 2011 17:32:03 +0200
+
 ubuntu-dev-tools (0.121) unstable; urgency=low
 
   [ Daniel Holbach ]
diff --git a/doc/lp-project-upload.1 b/doc/lp-project-upload.1
index fe0fa1c..16ade9f 100644
--- a/doc/lp-project-upload.1
+++ b/doc/lp-project-upload.1
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ lp\-project\-upload \- Upload a release tarball to a Launchpad project.
 
 .SH SYNOPSIS
 .B lp\-project\-upload
-.I project-name version tarball
+.I project-name version tarball [new milestone]
 
 .SH DESCRIPTION
 \fBlp\-project\-upload\fR uploads a tarball release of a project to Launchpad.
diff --git a/lp-project-upload b/lp-project-upload
index 2e1fcb3..b7ccb86 100755
--- a/lp-project-upload
+++ b/lp-project-upload
@@ -79,13 +79,16 @@ def edit_file(prefix, description):
     return content.strip()
 
 def main():
-    if len(sys.argv) != 4:
+    if len(sys.argv) != 4 and len(sys.argv) != 5:
         print >> sys.stderr, '''Upload a release tarball to a Launchpad project.
 
-    Usage: %s <project name> <version> <tarball>''' % sys.argv[0]
+    Usage: %s <project name> <version> <tarball> [new milestone]''' % sys.argv[0]
         sys.exit(1)
 
-    (project, version, tarball) = sys.argv[1:]
+    if len(sys.argv) == 4:
+        (project, version, tarball) = sys.argv[1:]
+    else:
+        (project, version, tarball, new_milestone) = sys.argv[1:]
 
     try:
         launchpad = Launchpad.login_with('ubuntu-dev-tools', 'production')
@@ -141,6 +144,13 @@ def main():
 
         release.lp_save()
 
+        # Create a new milestone if requested
+        if new_milestone is not None:
+            mil = release.milestone
+            for series in proj.series:
+                if mil.name in [milestone.name for milestone in series.all_milestones]:
+                    series.newMilestone(name=new_milestone)
+
     except HTTPError, error:
         print 'An error happened in the upload:', error.content
         sys.exit(1)