diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 865101d2..ecb1fe17 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+byobu (2.61) unreleased; urgency=low
+
+  * UNRELEASED
+
+ -- Dustin Kirkland <kirkland@ubuntu.com>  Wed, 03 Mar 2010 12:55:59 -0600
+
 byobu (2.60-0ubuntu1) lucid; urgency=low
 
   [ Dustin Kirkland ]
diff --git a/rpm/byobu.spec b/rpm/byobu.spec
index a5b3ae84..d98ca0bd 100644
--- a/rpm/byobu.spec
+++ b/rpm/byobu.spec
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 Name:           byobu
-Version:        2.60
+Version:        2.61
 Release:        1%{?dist}
 Summary:        a light-weight, configurable window manager built upon GNU screen
 
 Group:          Applications/System
 License:        GPL
 URL:            http://launchpad.net/byobu
-Source0:        http://code.launchpad.net/byobu/trunk/%{version}/+download/byobu_%{version}.orig.tar.gz
+Source0:        http://code.launchpad.net/byobu/trunk/2.61/+download/byobu_2.61.orig.tar.gz
 BuildRoot:      %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-%{release}-root-%(%{__id_u} -n)
 BuildArch:	noarch
 
diff --git a/usr/bin/byobu b/usr/bin/byobu
index dcf0e266..f451d047 100755
--- a/usr/bin/byobu
+++ b/usr/bin/byobu
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 #    along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
 PKG="byobu"
-VERSION=2.60
+VERSION=2.61
 
 # Add a version argument for debugging purposes
 if [ "$#" = "1" ] && [ "$1" = "-v" ]; then