diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 779ecef276c..c2e81c5d496 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ AC_PREREQ(2.59)
 # VERSION define is not used by the code.  It gets a version string
 # from 'git describe'; see src/ceph_ver.[ch]
 
-AC_INIT([ceph], [0.65], [ceph-devel@vger.kernel.org])
+AC_INIT([ceph], [0.66], [ceph-devel@vger.kernel.org])
 
 # Create release string.  Used with VERSION for RPMs.
 RPM_RELEASE=0
diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index eceea041963..e31f41af5c1 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+ceph (0.66-1) precise; urgency=low
+
+  * New upstream release 
+
+ -- Gary Lowell <gary.lowell@inktank.com>  Mon, 08 Jul 2013 15:44:45 -0700
+
 ceph (0.65-1) precise; urgency=low
 
   * New upstream release