diff --git a/VERSION.txt b/VERSION.txt
index 1765a1822dd..7f2af822831 100644
--- a/VERSION.txt
+++ b/VERSION.txt
@@ -1,33 +1,4 @@
-jetty-7.6.9-SNAPSHOT
-
-jetty-7.6.8.v20121105 - 05 November 2012
- + 371170 MongoSessionManager LastAccessTimeTest fails
- + 388675 Non utf8 encoded query strings not decoded to parameter map using
-   queryEncoding
- + 389686 Fix reference to org.eclipse.jetty.util.log.stderr.LONG system
-   property in javadoc for StdErrLog
- + 389956 Bad __context set in WebAppContext.start sequence with respect to ENC
-   setup
- + 389965 OPTIONS should allow spaces in comma separated list
- + 390161 Apply DeferredAuthentication fix to jaspi
- + 390560 The method AnnotationParser.getAnnotationHandlers(String) always
-   returns a empty collection.
- + 391483 fix bad javadoc example in shutdown handler
- + 391622 Be lenient on RFC6265 restriction on duplicate cookie names in same
-   response
- + 391623 Add option to --stop to wait for target jetty to stop
- + 392239 Allow no error-code or exception for error-pages
- + 392525 Add option to --stop-wait to specify timeout
- + 392641 JDBC Sessions not scavenged if expired during downtime
- + 392812 MongoSessionIDManager never purges old sessions
- + 393014 Mongodb purgevalid using query for purgeinvalid
- + 393015 Mongodb purge not rescheduled
- + 393075 Jetty WebSocket client cannot connect to Tomcat WebSocket Server
- + 393218 add xsd=application/xml mime mapping to defaults
- + 393363 Use Locale.ENGLISH for all toUpperCase and toLowerCase calls
- + 393368 min websocket version
- + 393383 delay onClose call until closeOut is done
- + 393494 HashSessionManager can't delete unrestorable sessions on Windows
+jetty-7.6.8-SNAPSHOT
 
 jetty-7.6.7.v20120910 - 10 September 2012
  + 388895 Update dependencies for jetty-jndi
diff --git a/jetty-start/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/start/Main.java b/jetty-start/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/start/Main.java
index 3aa0483d23d..8323e53852f 100644
--- a/jetty-start/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/start/Main.java
+++ b/jetty-start/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/start/Main.java
@@ -179,21 +179,13 @@ public class Main
                 _showUsage = true;
                 continue;
             }
-
+            
             if ("--stop".equals(arg))
-            {
-                int port = Integer.parseInt(Config.getProperty("STOP.PORT","-1"));
-                String key = Config.getProperty("STOP.KEY",null);
-                stop(port,key);
-                return null;
-            }
-            
-            if ("--stop-wait".equals(arg))
             {
                 int port = Integer.parseInt(Config.getProperty("STOP.PORT","-1"));
                 String key = Config.getProperty("STOP.KEY",null);
                 int timeout = Integer.parseInt(Config.getProperty("STOP.WAIT", "0"));
-                stop(port,key, true, timeout);
+                stop(port,key,timeout);
                 return null;  
             }
 
@@ -1015,11 +1007,11 @@ public class Main
      */
     public void stop(int port, String key)
     {
-        stop (port,key,false, 0);
+        stop (port,key, 0);
     }
 
     
-    public void stop (int port, String key, boolean wait, int timeout)
+    public void stop (int port, String key, int timeout)
     {
         int _port = port;
         String _key = key;
@@ -1038,7 +1030,7 @@ public class Main
             }
 
             Socket s = new Socket(InetAddress.getByName("127.0.0.1"),_port);
-            if (wait && timeout > 0)
+            if (timeout > 0)
                 s.setSoTimeout(timeout*1000);
             try
             {
@@ -1046,7 +1038,7 @@ public class Main
                 out.write((_key + "\r\nstop\r\n").getBytes());
                 out.flush();
 
-                if (wait)
+                if (timeout > 0)
                 {
                     System.err.println("Waiting"+(timeout > 0 ? (" "+timeout+"sec") : "")+" for jetty to stop");
                     LineNumberReader lin = new LineNumberReader(new InputStreamReader(s.getInputStream()));
diff --git a/jetty-start/src/main/resources/org/eclipse/jetty/start/usage.txt b/jetty-start/src/main/resources/org/eclipse/jetty/start/usage.txt
index 54c32d45ce9..5af648a37cd 100644
--- a/jetty-start/src/main/resources/org/eclipse/jetty/start/usage.txt
+++ b/jetty-start/src/main/resources/org/eclipse/jetty/start/usage.txt
@@ -26,9 +26,6 @@ Command Line Options:
                      
   --stop           Send a stop signal to the running Jetty instance.
   
-  --stop-wait      Send a stop signal to the running Jetty instance, waiting for
-                   confirmation that it is stopping.
-  
   --daemon         Start in daemon mode with stderr and stdout 
                    redirected to ${jetty.log}/start.log
   
@@ -99,7 +96,7 @@ Properties:
     STOP.WAIT=[number]
       The time (in seconds) to wait for confirmation that the running Jetty server
       has stopped. If not specified, the stopper will wait indefinitely. Use in 
-      conjunction with the --stop-wait option.
+      conjunction with the --stop option.
       
     DEBUG=true
       Enable debug on the start mechanism and sets the