diff --git a/[refs] b/[refs]
index 5f5779ad4c09..a977d1f5c8d4 100644
--- a/[refs]
+++ b/[refs]
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 ---
-refs/heads/master: b52c6402b5b42620571c36c74a12dcb45ec1e0d6
+refs/heads/master: b69f0859dc8e633c5d8c06845811588fe17e68b3
diff --git a/trunk/Makefile b/trunk/Makefile
index 6cab75b74365..346e28f5de52 100644
--- a/trunk/Makefile
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@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 VERSION = 3
 PATCHLEVEL = 7
 SUBLEVEL = 0
-EXTRAVERSION = -rc7
+EXTRAVERSION = -rc8
 NAME = Terrified Chipmunk
 
 # *DOCUMENTATION*