diff --git a/lam-packaging/debian/changelog b/lam-packaging/debian/changelog
index 1b807c141..688236f99 100644
--- a/lam-packaging/debian/changelog
+++ b/lam-packaging/debian/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+ldap-account-manager (8.8.RC1-1) unstable; urgency=medium
+
+  * new upstream release
+
+ -- Roland Gruber <post@rolandgruber.de>  Tue, 05 Jun 2024 07:38:32 +0200
+
 ldap-account-manager (8.7-1) unstable; urgency=medium
 
   * new upstream release
diff --git a/lam-packaging/docker/Dockerfile b/lam-packaging/docker/Dockerfile
index 9cd85202f..d68b4ca3b 100644
--- a/lam-packaging/docker/Dockerfile
+++ b/lam-packaging/docker/Dockerfile
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 FROM debian:bookworm-slim
 LABEL maintainer="Roland Gruber <post@rolandgruber.de>"
 
-ARG LAM_RELEASE=8.7
+ARG LAM_RELEASE=8.8.RC1
 EXPOSE 80
 
 ENV \
diff --git a/lam-packaging/docker/docker-compose.yml b/lam-packaging/docker/docker-compose.yml
index 39d0e55ce..c7501a7b6 100644
--- a/lam-packaging/docker/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/lam-packaging/docker/docker-compose.yml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ services:
   ldap-account-manager:
     build:
       context: .
-    image: ldapaccountmanager/lam:8.7
+    image: ldapaccountmanager/lam:8.8.RC1
     restart: unless-stopped
     ports:
       - "8080:80"
diff --git a/lam/VERSION b/lam/VERSION
index 0ff41bfab..07770bd76 100644
--- a/lam/VERSION
+++ b/lam/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-8.7
+8.8.RC1
diff --git a/lam/sbom-libs.json b/lam/sbom-libs.json
index 7b1eb7251..8fe475ef5 100644
--- a/lam/sbom-libs.json
+++ b/lam/sbom-libs.json
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
     "component" : {
       "group" : "ldap-account-manager",
       "name" : "ldap-account-manager",
-      "version" : "8.7",
+      "version" : "8.8",
       "type" : "application",
       "bom-ref" : "c2095505-c3af-4958-af68-6a61f216807d"
     }