diff --git a/.hgtags b/.hgtags
--- a/.hgtags
+++ b/.hgtags
@@ -3,3 +3,4 @@
 dc35ef559785fd1b03969609cd684dbf03d8e5b5 CHATZILLA_0_9_86_RELEASE
 1570a209115302bfc294e0faa5df2a8e08cfa416 CHATZILLA_0_9_85_RELEASE
 2167b379b64d61255cc12f1af2984958c44a4980 SEA_2_6_BASE
+8d4bc132f2523993a7d9c5a01cb94ef1048591b9 CHATZILLA_0_9_88_RELEASE
diff --git a/locales/en-US/chrome/chatzilla.properties b/locales/en-US/chrome/chatzilla.properties
--- a/locales/en-US/chrome/chatzilla.properties
+++ b/locales/en-US/chrome/chatzilla.properties
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@
 #
 ### End of notes ###
 
-locale.version = 0.9.87
+locale.version = 0.9.88
 locale.error = You are using ChatZilla %1$S, which requires the locale version %2$S. The currently selected locale, %3$S, is version %4$S, and therefore there may be problems running ChatZilla.\n\nIt is strongly advised that you update or remove the ChatZilla locale in question.
 locale.authors = XXX REPLACE THIS VALUE WITH A SEMICOLON-SEPARATED LIST OF NAMES FOR YOUR LOCALIZATION TEAM XXX
 
diff --git a/xul/content/contents.rdf b/xul/content/contents.rdf
--- a/xul/content/contents.rdf
+++ b/xul/content/contents.rdf
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 
   <!-- package information -->
   <RDF:Description about="urn:mozilla:package:chatzilla"
-        chrome:displayName="ChatZilla 0.9.87"
+        chrome:displayName="ChatZilla 0.9.88"
         chrome:author="mozilla.org"
         chrome:authorURL="http://www.mozilla.org/projects/rt-messaging/chatzilla/"
         chrome:description="A simple, straightforward Internet Relay Chat (IRC) client."
diff --git a/xul/content/static.js b/xul/content/static.js
--- a/xul/content/static.js
+++ b/xul/content/static.js
@@ -41,11 +41,11 @@
  *
  * ***** END LICENSE BLOCK ***** */
 
-const __cz_version   = "0.9.87";
+const __cz_version   = "0.9.88";
 const __cz_condition = "green";
 const __cz_suffix    = "";
 const __cz_guid      = "59c81df5-4b7a-477b-912d-4e0fdf64e5f2";
-const __cz_locale    = "0.9.87";
+const __cz_locale    = "0.9.88";
 
 var warn;
 var ASSERT;