diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index a68f2ec..a5c0fea 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,8 +1,16 @@
-damaris (0.17) UNRELEASED; urgency=medium
+damaris (0.18.0) unstable; urgency=medium
+
+  * bug fixes
+  * due to to git we can not tag the release with reviosion number like in
+    subversion thus the new release number scheme
+
+ -- Markus Rosenstihl <markus.rosenstihl@physik.tu-darmstadt.de>  Tue, 07 Feb 2017 23:40:16 +0100
+
+damaris (0.17) unstable; urgency=medium
 
   * moved repo to git
 
- -- Markus Rosenstihl <markus.rosenstihl@physik.tu-darmstadt.de>  Wed, 01 Feb 2017 15:02:41 +0100
+ -- Markus Rosenstihl <markus.rosenstihl@physik.tu-darmstadt.de>  Tue, 07 Feb 2017 23:39:14 +0100
 
 damaris (0.16+nmu803) unstable; urgency=low