diff --git a/Doc/changelog.docu b/Doc/changelog.docu
index 0f2fccc1..7d0d67a5 100644
--- a/Doc/changelog.docu
+++ b/Doc/changelog.docu
@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@
 
 <!-- --------------------------------------------------------------------- -->
 
+<tr valign=top><td><b>3.0</b> (?/?/?,Rev.882)</td><td>
+
+</tr>
 
 <tr valign=top><td><b>2.4</b> (08/06/2013,Rev.882)</td><td>
 
diff --git a/Doc/misc.docu b/Doc/misc.docu
index f228755b..3b05ebca 100644
--- a/Doc/misc.docu
+++ b/Doc/misc.docu
@@ -49,11 +49,13 @@ gcc 4.4.x<br>
 gcc 4.5.x<br>
 gcc 4.6.x<br>
 gcc 4.7.x<br>
+gcc 4.8.x<br>
 </td></tr>
 
 <tr><td> Windows </td><td> 
 Microsoft Visual Studio 2008<br>
 Microsoft Visual Studio 2010<br>
+Microsoft Visual Studio 2012<br>
 </td></tr>
 
 <tr><td> MacOS X <br>(Panther,Tiger,Leopard,Snow Leopard)</td><td> 
diff --git a/README b/README
index 04abeea2..5f515a2c 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-OpenMesh, 2.4
+OpenMesh, 3.0
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
 0. Licence
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 416ac60d..11cde39c 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-VERSION=2.4
-MAJOR=2
-MINOR=4
+VERSION=3.0
+MAJOR=3
+MINOR=0
 PATCH=0
 ID=OPENMESH