diff --git a/gstlal-inspiral/debian/changelog b/gstlal-inspiral/debian/changelog
index e9132e78a2812618295097595c0906543776e839..bc8b5c8b45449b9b0ececd5a515b32a051bc3a87 100644
--- a/gstlal-inspiral/debian/changelog
+++ b/gstlal-inspiral/debian/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+gstlal-inspiral (0.6.2-1) unstable; urgency=low
+
+  * place-holder version to allow a tar ball to be rolled without creating
+    confusion over what's in it.
+
+ -- Kipp Cannon <kipp.cannon@ligo.org>  Wed, 5 Sep 2015 16:14:48 -0500
+
 gstlal-inspiral (0.6.1-1) unstable; urgency=low
 
   * remove check for lal swig bindings (rely on gstlal package to have done this)