diff --git a/[refs] b/[refs]
index 2a9411ae5f1d..d82bb8b15a53 100644
--- a/[refs]
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@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 ---
-refs/heads/master: 4fe19a136a8871e5fc6e44d72979f18a4968c2ab
+refs/heads/master: a49f0d1ea3ec94fc7cf33a7c36a16343b74bd565
diff --git a/trunk/Makefile b/trunk/Makefile
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 VERSION = 3
-PATCHLEVEL = 7
+PATCHLEVEL = 8
 SUBLEVEL = 0
-EXTRAVERSION =
+EXTRAVERSION = -rc1
 NAME = Terrified Chipmunk
 
 # *DOCUMENTATION*