diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
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@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+notmuch (0.38.1~pre0-1) UNRELEASED; urgency=medium
+
+  * New upstream release release candidate
+
+ -- David Bremner <bremner@debian.org>  Sat, 23 Sep 2023 08:15:19 -0300
+
 notmuch (0.38-2) unstable; urgency=medium
 
   * Restrict autopkgtests to amd64 and aarch64. There are failures in