diff --git a/VERSION.txt b/VERSION.txt
index f8f836b1b8f..7f2af822831 100644
--- a/VERSION.txt
+++ b/VERSION.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+jetty-7.6.8-SNAPSHOT
+
 jetty-7.6.7.v20120910 - 10 September 2012
  + 388895 Update dependencies for jetty-jndi
  + fix busy logging statement re: sessions