diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 9977eaa6d2..ba8d662d54 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+udev 151
+========
+
 udev 150
 ========
 Bugfixes.
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 82e215cd68..08df0a9dec 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-AC_INIT([udev], [150], [linux-hotplug@vger.kernel.org])
+AC_INIT([udev], [151], [linux-hotplug@vger.kernel.org])
 AC_PREREQ(2.60)
 AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE([check-news foreign 1.9 dist-bzip2 subdir-objects])
 m4_ifdef([AM_SILENT_RULES], [AM_SILENT_RULES([yes])])