diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 79336ea3..efd3c96c 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,3 +1,13 @@
+Noteworthy changes in version 1.0.4 (unreleased)
+------------------------------------------------
+
+ * ...
+
+ * Interface changes relative to the 1.0.3 release:
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+SOMETHING			NEW
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
 Noteworthy changes in version 1.0.3 (2005-06-20)
 ------------------------------------------------
 
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 1db40457..5f7b0e87 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ AC_PREREQ(2.59)
 min_automake_version="1.9.3"
 
 # Version number: Remember to change it immediately *after* a release.
-AC_INIT(gpgme, 1.0.3, [bug-gpgme@gnupg.org])
+AC_INIT(gpgme, 1.0.4-cvs, [bug-gpgme@gnupg.org])
 # LT Version numbers, remember to change them just *before* a release.
 #   (Code changed:			REVISION++)
 #   (Interfaces added/removed/changed:	CURRENT++, REVISION=0)