diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index a7eeea8d..aa209dd4 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+Noteworthy changes in version 1.3.3 (unreleased)
+------------------------------------------------
+
+
 Noteworthy changes in version 1.3.2 (2012-05-02)
 ------------------------------------------------
 
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index bc57bbd4..3cac8267 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -33,8 +33,8 @@ min_automake_version="1.11"
 # for a specific feature can already be done under the assumption that
 # the GIT version is the most recent one in a branch.  To disable the
 # GIT version for the real release, set the my_isgit macro to no.
-m4_define(my_version, [1.3.2])
-m4_define(my_isgit, [no])
+m4_define(my_version, [1.3.3])
+m4_define(my_isgit, [yes])
 
 m4_define([svn_revision], m4_esyscmd([printf "%d" $( (svn info 2>/dev/null \
             || echo 'Revision: 0')|sed -n '/^Revision:/ {s/[^0-9]//gp;q;}')]))