diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 50650ddd..a314b136 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
-RELEASE=2.3
+RELEASE=3.0
 
-VERSION=2.3
+VERSION=3.0
 PACKAGE=qemu-server
-PKGREL=17
+PKGREL=1
 
 DESTDIR=
 PREFIX=/usr
diff --git a/changelog.Debian b/changelog.Debian
index d7e8460b..cd1af8c7 100644
--- a/changelog.Debian
+++ b/changelog.Debian
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+qemu-server (3.0-1) unstable; urgency=low
+
+  * start 3.0 development
+
+ -- Proxmox Support Team <support@proxmox.com>  Tue, 05 Mar 2013 11:39:08 +0100
+
 qemu-server (2.3-17) unstable; urgency=low
 
   * fix backup-cancel timeout