diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index b8193c4f..48466cd3 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+xbps-0.29 (???):
+
 xbps-0.28 (2014-01-03):
 
  * Implemented Per package RSA signatures, replacing the repository index
diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 86c97950..a60f0516 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 # Try and be like autotools configure, but without autotools
 
-VERSION=0.28
+VERSION=0.29
 
 # Ensure that we do not inherit these from env
 OS=