diff --git a/doc/ChangeLog b/doc/ChangeLog
index 0052b70242..debf877a52 100644
--- a/doc/ChangeLog
+++ b/doc/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2008-10-01	Joel Sherrill <joel.sherrill@oarcorp.com>
+
+	* shell/preface.texi: Bump version to 4.9.99.0
+
 2008-09-30	Joel Sherrill <joel.sherrill@oarcorp.com>
 
 	* bsp_howto/timer.t: Eliminate uses of old benchmark timer names.
diff --git a/doc/shell/preface.texi b/doc/shell/preface.texi
index 5868a10201..c709ba2016 100644
--- a/doc/shell/preface.texi
+++ b/doc/shell/preface.texi
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ Shell provides to an application, consider the following
 example which hints at some of the capabilities available:
 
 @smallexample
-Welcome to rtems-4.8.99.0(SPARC/w/FPU/sis)
+Welcome to rtems-4.9.99.0(SPARC/w/FPU/sis)
 COPYRIGHT (c) 1989-2008.
 On-Line Applications Research Corporation (OAR).