diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 273718ca..5ec794fe 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -4,9 +4,18 @@
                        |_| \__,_|_|_/___|_.__/\__,_|_||_|
 
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-Fail2Ban (version 0.8.12)                                             2014/01/22
+Fail2Ban (version 0.8.12.dev)                                         2014/01/22
 ================================================================================
 
+ver. 0.8.13 (2014/XX/XXX) - maintaince-only-from-now-on
+-----------
+
+- Fixes:
+
+- New Features:
+
+- Enhancements:
+
 ver. 0.8.12 (2014/01/22) - things-can-only-get-better
 -----------
 
diff --git a/common/version.py b/common/version.py
index 871ecd04..f0ce8877 100644
--- a/common/version.py
+++ b/common/version.py
@@ -24,4 +24,4 @@ __author__ = "Cyril Jaquier, Yaroslav Halchenko"
 __copyright__ = "Copyright (c) 2004 Cyril Jaquier, 2011-2013 Yaroslav Halchenko"
 __license__ = "GPL"
 
-version = "0.8.12"
+version = "0.8.12.dev"