diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 565c1a03e1a37f3dbebca534e7062f5a142365af..04937cd112e1a3734af6b7170faa362fcfd30623 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,30 @@
+Differences Between DuMuX 2.9 and DuMuX 2.10
+===================================================
+
+* IMPORTANT NOTES:
+
+* IMPROVEMENTS and ENHANCEMENTS:
+
+* IMMEDIATE INTERFACE CHANGES not allowing/requiring a deprecation period:
+
+* Deprecated PROPERTY and PARAMETER NAMES, to be removed after 2.10: BEWARE: The
+  compiler will not print any warning if a deprecated property or parameter name
+  is used. However, a run-time warning should appear in the summary lines after
+  the corresponding run.
+
+* Deprecated CLASSES/FILES, to be removed after 2.10:
+
+* Deprecated MEMBER FUNCTIONS, to be removed after 2.10:
+
+* Deprecated protected MEMBER VARIABLES, to be removed after 2.10: BEWARE: Older
+  compilers will not print any warning if a deprecated protected member variable
+  is used.
+
+* DELETED classes/files, property names, constants/enums,
+  member functions, which have been deprecated in DuMuX 2.9:
+    - Everything listed as deprecated below has been removed.
+
+
 Differences Between DuMuX 2.8 and DuMuX 2.9
 ===================================================
 
diff --git a/dumux/common/start.hh b/dumux/common/start.hh
index f770a7bac56e79d3082026ecb999bd79e4b65873..94b238278145014242b8a86eaf1d601045b99e2c 100644
--- a/dumux/common/start.hh
+++ b/dumux/common/start.hh
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ void dumuxMessage_(bool start)
             std::cout << "             ###   #                @   @         @@ @@          @ " << std::endl;
             std::cout << "           ##       #               @   @  @   @  @ @ @  @   @  @ @" << std::endl;
             std::cout << "         ##          #              @   @  @   @  @   @  @   @     " << std::endl;
-            std::cout << "        #             #             @@@@    @@@   @   @   @@@   2.9" << std::endl;
+            std::cout << "        #             #             @@@@    @@@   @   @   @@@  2.10" << std::endl;
             std::cout << "       #               #                                           " << std::endl;
             std::cout << "      #                 #                                          " << std::endl;
             std::cout << "     #                   ##        %%%                             " << std::endl;
diff --git a/dune.module b/dune.module
index f3183238c85ea6fc7096b799ca42813902f82294..927e6fdc074db462aaf16e491f9ba8ca18563067 100644
--- a/dune.module
+++ b/dune.module
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 Module: dumux
-Version: 2.9-git
+Version: 2.10-git
 Maintainer: dumux@listserv.uni-stuttgart.de
 Depends: dune-grid (>= 2.4) dune-localfunctions (>= 2.4) dune-istl (>= 2.4)
 Suggests: dune-alugrid (>=2.4) dune-pdelab (>=2.0) dune-multidomain dune-cornerpoint dune-foamgrid (>=2.4)