diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 1163dda..5bb5108 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
 
 # DEFINES += -DUSE_STDEV
 
-GIT_VERSION = 0.99.9.GIT
+GIT_VERSION = 0.99.9a
 
 CFLAGS = -g -O2 -Wall
 ALL_CFLAGS = $(CFLAGS) $(PLATFORM_DEFINES) $(DEFINES)
diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 5fd31b7..7d18483 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+git-core (0.99.9a-0) unstable; urgency=low
+
+  * GIT 0.99.9a
+
+ -- Junio C Hamano <junkio@cox.net>  Sun, 30 Oct 2005 15:03:32 -0800
+
 git-core (0.99.9-0) unstable; urgency=low
 
   * GIT 0.99.9