SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                           WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549-1004

                                   FORM 8-K/A

                                 CURRENT REPORT

                       PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
                       THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934


        Date of Report (date of earliest event reported): August 18, 2005

                              SERENA SOFTWARE INC.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)



           Delaware                   000-25285                94-2669809
       (State or other          Commission File Number      (I.R.S. employer
jurisdictions of Incorporation)                          identification number)


     2755 CAMPUS DRIVE 3rd FLOOR,                
         SAN MATEO, CALIFORNIA                               94403-2538
Address of principal executive offices)                      (zip code)


       Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (650) 522-6600


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ITEM 2.02  Results of Operations and Financial Condition

This amendment to the Current Report on Form 8-K of Serena  Software,  the press
release  dated August 18,  2005,  announcing  financial  results for the quarter
ended July 31, 2005,  is being  furnished  solely for  purposes of  correcting a
typographical  error in the Condensed  Consolidated  Balance Sheets furnished as
part of Exhibit 99.1 to the original Form 8-K. Exhibit 99.1 to this 8-K/A amends
and  supersedes  the press release dated August 18, 2005,  announcing  financial
results for the quarter  ended July 31,  2005,  provided in Exhibit  99.1 to the
original Form 8-K. The  information in Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto shall not be
deemed  "filed" for  purposes of Section 18 of the  Securities  Exchange  Act of
1934,  as amended,  nor shall it be deemed  incorporated  by reference  into any
filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

Serena Software  distributed an amended  version of its press release,  entitled
"Serena  Software  Reports Second  Quarter  Fiscal 2006 Results,"  including the
corrected Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets attached, on August 18, 2005 via
BusinessWire.  The  version of this press  release  posted on Serena  Software's
website did not contain the typographical errors herein.


Item 9.01  Financial Statements and Exhibits

Exhibit(s)

   99.1   Press release dated August 18, 2005,  announcing financial results for
          the  quarter  ended  July  31,  2005,   including   amended  Condensed
          Consolidated Balance Sheets.



                                    SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned
hereunto duly authorized.

                               SERENA SOFTWARE, INC.                           
                                                                               
                                                                               
                               By:     /s/ ROBERT I. PENDER JR.                
                                       ------------------------                
                               Name:   Robert I. Pender Jr.                    
                               Title:  Senior Vice President, Finance and      
                                       Administration, Chief Financial Officer 
                                       and Director                            
                               



Date: August 19, 2005



                                  EXHIBIT INDEX


Exhibit   
Number    Description
--------  -----------
  99.1    Press release dated August 18, 2005,  announcing financial results for
          the  quarter  ended  July  31,  2005,   including   amended  Condensed
          Consolidated Balance Sheets.