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 2006-08-15  Jim Meyering  <jim@meyering.net>
 
+	* NEWS: Add a line for 6.1-cvs.
+	* configure.ac (AC_INIT): Bump to 6.1 and add "-cvs" suffix.
+
+2006-08-15  Jim Meyering  <jim@meyering.net>
+
 	* Version 6.0.
 	* NEWS: Record the 6.0 release date.
 	* configure.ac (AC_INIT): Remove "-cvs" suffix from version string.
diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
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 GNU coreutils NEWS                                    -*- outline -*-
 
+* Major changes in release 6.1-cvs (2006-??-??) [unstable]
+
 * Major changes in release 6.0 (2006-08-15) [unstable]
 
 ** Improved robustness