diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index fee78c26f..308ccdc0b 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-linux (4.9~rc8-1~exp1) UNRELEASED; urgency=medium
+linux (4.9~rc8-1~exp1) experimental; urgency=medium
 
   * New upstream release candidate
 
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ linux (4.9~rc8-1~exp1) UNRELEASED; urgency=medium
   * [sparc64] Don't re-add exports of string functions that are now only
     defined as macros (fixes FTBFS, after other fixes)
 
- -- Ben Hutchings <ben@decadent.org.uk>  Sat, 03 Dec 2016 02:54:32 +0000
+ -- Ben Hutchings <ben@decadent.org.uk>  Mon, 05 Dec 2016 05:02:30 +0000
 
 linux (4.9~rc7-1~exp1) experimental; urgency=medium