diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
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+skimage (0.9.0-1) UNRELEASED; urgency=low
+
+  * New upstream release (Closes: #693523).
+
+ -- Stefan van der Walt <stefan@sun.ac.za>  Sat, 05 Oct 2013 13:21:19 +0200
+
 skimage (0.8.2-1) unstable; urgency=low
 
   [ Stefan van der Walt ]