diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 5fb79d3ccc..4d59c95f61 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+udev 140
+========
+Bugfixes.
+
 udev 139
 ========
 Bugfixes.
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 40311cd385..e916cfca9f 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 AC_INIT([udev],
-	[139],
+	[140],
 	[linux-hotplug@vger.kernel.org])
 AC_PREREQ(2.60)
 AC_CONFIG_SRCDIR([udev/udevd.c])