diff --git a/history.txt b/history.txt
index 85c6c983c6..4f14c02032 100644
--- a/history.txt
+++ b/history.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+2011-09-01 zzz
+  * Console: Enable color logs
+  * GeoIP: Cache country codes
+  * NetDB: Explore more aggressively if hidden or K
+  * UDP: Cleanups and introduction fixes
+
 2011-08-31 zzz
   * OCMOSJ: Remove some global cache locks, other cleanups
 
diff --git a/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/RouterVersion.java b/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/RouterVersion.java
index fecba78d69..a6204817e3 100644
--- a/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/RouterVersion.java
+++ b/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/RouterVersion.java
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ public class RouterVersion {
     /** deprecated */
     public final static String ID = "Monotone";
     public final static String VERSION = CoreVersion.VERSION;
-    public final static long BUILD = 7;
+    public final static long BUILD = 8;
 
     /** for example "-test" */
     public final static String EXTRA = "";