diff --git a/[refs] b/[refs]
index 20f69993bfbd..65ae72101142 100644
--- a/[refs]
+++ b/[refs]
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 ---
-refs/heads/master: 312592945487c6e2451d4a41130bfc34d0dba22c
+refs/heads/master: 60d509fa6a9c4653a86ad830e4c4b30360b23f0e
diff --git a/trunk/Makefile b/trunk/Makefile
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@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 VERSION = 3
 PATCHLEVEL = 9
 SUBLEVEL = 0
-EXTRAVERSION = -rc7
+EXTRAVERSION = -rc8
 NAME = Unicycling Gorilla
 
 # *DOCUMENTATION*