diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index bd751d1..471f554 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-RELEASE=2.3
+RELEASE=3.0
 
-VERSION=1.0
-PKGREL=48
+VERSION=3.0
+PKGREL=1
 
 PACKAGE=libpve-common-perl
 
diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 61fca0b..89d9c58 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+libpve-common-perl (3.0-1) unstable; urgency=low
+
+  * start 3.0 development
+
+ -- Proxmox Support Team <support@proxmox.com>  Tue, 05 Mar 2013 11:43:46 +0100
+
 libpve-common-perl (1.0-48) unstable; urgency=low
 
   * depend on libnet-ip-perl