diff --git a/[refs] b/[refs]
index e8323c2252c6..d631ae34bd3a 100644
--- a/[refs]
+++ b/[refs]
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 ---
-refs/heads/master: aa8e4fc68d8024cd3132035d13c3cefa7baeac8f
+refs/heads/master: 041b62374c7fedc11a8a1eeda2868612d3d1436c
diff --git a/trunk/Makefile b/trunk/Makefile
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--- a/trunk/Makefile
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@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 VERSION = 2
 PATCHLEVEL = 6
 SUBLEVEL = 29
-EXTRAVERSION = -rc7
+EXTRAVERSION = -rc8
 NAME = Erotic Pickled Herring
 
 # *DOCUMENTATION*