diff --git a/contrib/debian/changelog b/contrib/debian/changelog
index c37685a..f741a1f 100644
--- a/contrib/debian/changelog
+++ b/contrib/debian/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+thrift (0.8.0) stable; urgency=low
+
+  * update to 0.8.0
+
+ -- Jake Farrell <jfarrell@apache.org> Sat, 26 Nov 2011 13:00:00 -0500
+
 thrift (0.7.0) stable; urgency=low
 
   * update to 0.7.0