diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 41dfc92b..ebf6a31f 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+xbps-0.51 (???):
+
 xbps-0.50 (2015-11-10):
 
  * libxbps: another bugfix for conflicts; do not take into account conflicts
diff --git a/configure b/configure
index df73efb8..596ce503 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 # Try and be like autotools configure, but without autotools
 
-VERSION=0.50
+VERSION=0.51
 
 # Ensure that we do not inherit these from env
 OS=