3 files changed, 5 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/.prev-version b/.prev-version
index cf022018d..c9dc04908 100644
--- a/.prev-version
+++ b/.prev-version
@@ -1 +1 @@
-8.3
+8.4
diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 1ccb40708..530ff959f 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 GNU coreutils NEWS                                    -*- outline -*-
 
+* Noteworthy changes in release ?.? (????-??-??) [?]
+
+
 * Noteworthy changes in release 8.4 (2010-01-13) [stable]
 
 ** Bug fixes
diff --git a/cfg.mk b/cfg.mk
index 02bfffb36..b66996140 100644
--- a/cfg.mk
+++ b/cfg.mk
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ bootstrap-tools = autoconf,automake,gnulib,bison
 # Now that we have better tests, make this the default.
 export VERBOSE = yes
 
-old_NEWS_hash = beab130e9d41bf8014a0594cfe8b28d4
+old_NEWS_hash = 9518f4930d702a9fa6ac6b9fd06cca94
 
 # Add an exemption for sc_makefile_at_at_check.
 _makefile_at_at_check_exceptions = ' && !/^cu_install_program =/'