diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 7970db2796..0f567ad923 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+udev 136
+========
+Bugfixes.
+
 udev 135
 ========
 Bugfixes.
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index d795aa114d..cdd85efb2d 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 AC_INIT([udev],
-	[135],
+	[136],
 	[linux-hotplug@vger.kernel.org])
 AC_PREREQ(2.60)
 AC_CONFIG_SRCDIR([udev/udevd.c])