diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 7064dc60..05ed1039 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
+Noteworthy changes in version 1.1.3 (unreleased)
+------------------------------------------------
+
+ * Interface changes relative to the 1.1.1 release:
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+
 Noteworthy changes in version 1.1.2 (2006-03-02)
 ------------------------------------------------
 
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 6897e7fe..95e9a561 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -36,8 +36,8 @@ min_automake_version="1.9.3"
 # for snapshot releases please do an "svn up" right before recreating
 # the configure script, so that a proper revision number for all files
 # is available when running a "make distcheck".
-m4_define(my_version, [1.1.2])
-#m4_define(my_iscvs, yes)
+m4_define(my_version, [1.1.3])
+m4_define(my_iscvs, yes)
 AC_INIT([gpgme], my_version[]m4_ifdef([my_iscvs], [-cvs[]m4_translit(
                [$Revision$],[Ra-z $:])]),
                [bug-gpgme@gnupg.org])