diff --git a/CHANGELOG.txt b/CHANGELOG.txt
index 350b395baa45d83866abe2f2c6713689df4ac2d9..8af1fa631e2c1d71b201f8aab62a07679bcb3e4e 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.txt
+++ b/CHANGELOG.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 // $Id$
 
+Drupal 4.7.12, xxxx-xx-xx
+-------------------------
+
 Drupal 4.7.11, 2008-01-10
 -------------------------
 - fixed a security issue (Cross site request forgery), see SA-2008-005
diff --git a/modules/system.module b/modules/system.module
index 37e118d58527eb1a4d745bd4782f14b6f9c1d350..8ade7a2213afb722448f39c1764b21d7de184c87 100644
--- a/modules/system.module
+++ b/modules/system.module
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
  * Configuration system that lets administrators modify the workings of the site.
  */
 
-define('VERSION', '4.7.11');
+define('VERSION', '4.7.12-dev');
 
 /**
  * Implementation of hook_help().