diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 61a313d0..2933469b 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+Noteworthy changes in version 1.3.1 (unreleased)
+------------------------------------------------
+
+ * Under development.
+
+
 Noteworthy changes in version 1.3.0 (2010-01-11)
 ------------------------------------------------
 
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index e9f57151..5fb09d46 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -32,8 +32,8 @@ min_automake_version="1.10"
 # specific feature can already be done under the assumption that the
 # SVN version is the most recent one in a branch.  To disable the SVN
 # version for the real release, set the my_issvn macro to no.
-m4_define(my_version, [1.3.0])
-m4_define(my_issvn, [no])
+m4_define(my_version, [1.3.1])
+m4_define(my_issvn, [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;}')]))