diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index ce2f1b70d..d9f307abc 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
  OpenSSL CHANGES
  _______________
 
+ Changes between 0.9.7k and 0.9.7l  [xx XXX xxxx]
+
  Changes between 0.9.7j and 0.9.7k  [05 Sep 2006]
 
   *) Avoid PKCS #1 v1.5 signature attack discovered by Daniel Bleichenbacher
diff --git a/README b/README
index a914e457a..11ae0a6dc 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 
- OpenSSL 0.9.7k 05 Sep 2006
+ OpenSSL 0.9.7l xx XXX xxxx
 
  Copyright (c) 1998-2006 The OpenSSL Project
  Copyright (c) 1995-1998 Eric A. Young, Tim J. Hudson
diff --git a/crypto/opensslv.h b/crypto/opensslv.h
index a0efa4976..4f5747705 100644
--- a/crypto/opensslv.h
+++ b/crypto/opensslv.h
@@ -25,11 +25,11 @@
  * (Prior to 0.9.5a beta1, a different scheme was used: MMNNFFRBB for
  *  major minor fix final patch/beta)
  */
-#define OPENSSL_VERSION_NUMBER	0x009070bfL
+#define OPENSSL_VERSION_NUMBER	0x009070c0L
 #ifdef OPENSSL_FIPS
-#define OPENSSL_VERSION_TEXT	"OpenSSL 0.9.7k-fips 05 Sep 2006"
+#define OPENSSL_VERSION_TEXT	"OpenSSL 0.9.7l-fips-dev xx XXX xxxx"
 #else
-#define OPENSSL_VERSION_TEXT	"OpenSSL 0.9.7k 05 Sep 2006"
+#define OPENSSL_VERSION_TEXT	"OpenSSL 0.9.7l-dev xx XXX xxxx"
 #endif
 #define OPENSSL_VERSION_PTEXT	" part of " OPENSSL_VERSION_TEXT