diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 9090c74c9..f1980ee1e 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
-linux (4.19~rc7-1~exp2) UNRELEASED; urgency=medium
+linux (4.19~rc8-1~exp1) UNRELEASED; urgency=medium
+
+  * New upstream release candidate
 
   [ Ben Hutchings ]
   * linux-perf: Enable verbose output for build-time feature detection