diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 0c979b68e34e097e24feea887ea89b76a960a557..bfbb92bf7e6e55974465f3177ddaaff3c2b64373 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ project(DD4hep)
 #  Use the same version numbers in DDSegmentaion/CmakeLists.txt
 #
 SET( DD4hep_VERSION_MAJOR 0 )
-SET( DD4hep_VERSION_MINOR 9 )
+SET( DD4hep_VERSION_MINOR 10 )
 SET( DD4hep_VERSION_PATCH 0 )
 
 SET( DD4hep_VERSION "${DD4hep_VERSION_MAJOR}.${DD4hep_VERSION_MINOR}" )
diff --git a/DDSegmentation/CMakeLists.txt b/DDSegmentation/CMakeLists.txt
index b59e9489c1ae6014dc720ce9bacf2490193e4e79..d1efca3feec1be9e83d5094509e2681f91f8e177 100644
--- a/DDSegmentation/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/DDSegmentation/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.8.3 FATAL_ERROR)
 project(DDSegmentation)
  #fg: version number must be the same as DD4hep !!
 set(DDSegmentation_MAJOR_VERSION 0)
-set(DDSegmentation_MINOR_VERSION 9)
+set(DDSegmentation_MINOR_VERSION 10)
 set(DDSegmentation_PATCH_VERSION 0)
 set(DDSegmentation_VERSION "${DDSegmentation_MAJOR_VERSION}.${DDSegmentation_MINOR_VERSION}" )
 set(DDSegmentation_SOVERSION "${DDSegmentation_MAJOR_VERSION}.${DDSegmentation_MINOR_VERSION}")
diff --git a/doc/release.notes b/doc/release.notes
index ae66dcd1fe8358726cd6814538540036fc87bd2c..05774538e9e92150a1ebc92000b31d6f68f627e5 100644
--- a/doc/release.notes
+++ b/doc/release.notes
@@ -3,6 +3,20 @@
 DD4hep  ----  Release Notes
 =================================
 
+
+ --------
+| v00-10 |  
+ --------   
+
+ Frank Gaede
+------------
+  - fixed version numbers and release notes for release v00-08 and v00-09
+   ( both have the wrong version number for the libraries 0.7 !)
+  - added ./doc/prepare_a_release.howto
+  - added new method to BitField64: setValue(unsigned lowWord, unsigned highWord )
+  - added some simple unit tests for BitField64
+
+
 2014/08/15 Markus Frank
 -----------------------
     - DDG4 Add possibility for user hook to the particle handler +
@@ -13,6 +27,12 @@ DD4hep  ----  Release Notes
       doc/DDEveManual.pdf
     - Update CLICSiD Example.
 
+
+ --------
+| v00-09 |  
+ --------   
+
+
 2014/08/07 Markus Frank
 -----------------------
     - DDG4: First version to support MC truth in DDG4 including 
@@ -132,7 +152,7 @@ Christian.Grefe, 2014-07-15
     't': Solid + wireframe view.
     This information is accessible from the help menu of the ROOT OGL widget.
 
- --------   2014/05/28 Markus Frank
+ --------   
 | v00-07 |  seventh beta release ...
  --------