diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index ded2c4b9..bb8a45a3 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,3 +1,13 @@
+Noteworthy changes in version 0.4.6 (unreleased)
+------------------------------------------------
+
+ * (none so far)
+
+ * Interface changes relative to the 0.4.5 release:
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+(none so far)
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
 Noteworthy changes in version 0.4.5 (2004-03-07)
 ------------------------------------------------
 
@@ -81,6 +91,7 @@ Noteworthy changes in version 0.4.4 (2004-01-12)
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 gpgme_key_sig_t			CHANGED: class deprecated, use new sig_class.
 gpgme_new_signature_t		CHANGED: class deprecated, use new sig_class.
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
 Noteworthy changes in version 0.4.3 (2003-10-06)
 ------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 88845e0b..b5c0f336 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ AC_PREREQ(2.57)
 min_automake_version="1.7.6"
 
 # Version number: Remember to change it immediately *after* a release.
-AC_INIT(gpgme, 0.4.5, [bug-gpgme@gnupg.org])
+AC_INIT(gpgme, 0.4.6-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)