diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 4b8e9693..d93bf23d 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,3 +1,12 @@
+Noteworthy changes in version 0.4.7
+------------------------------------------------
+
+
+ * Interface changes relative to the 0.4.5 release:
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+(none so far)
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
 Noteworthy changes in version 0.4.6 (2004-04-06)
 ------------------------------------------------
 
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 51704fab..bc258e6f 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, 0.4.6, [bug-gpgme@gnupg.org])
+AC_INIT(gpgme, 0.4.7-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)