3 files changed, 5 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/.prev-version b/.prev-version
index 2e2f553c9..ef59ed7f5 100644
--- a/.prev-version
+++ b/.prev-version
@@ -1 +1 @@
-8.11
+8.12
diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 1e3960afc..c90e02f59 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 GNU coreutils NEWS                                    -*- outline -*-
 
+* Noteworthy changes in release ?.? (????-??-??) [?]
+
+
 * Noteworthy changes in release 8.12 (2011-04-26) [stable]
 
 ** Bug fixes
diff --git a/cfg.mk b/cfg.mk
index 3f96eeefc..ae41ce3fa 100644
--- a/cfg.mk
+++ b/cfg.mk
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ bootstrap-tools = autoconf,automake,gnulib,bison
 # Now that we have better tests, make this the default.
 export VERBOSE = yes
 
-old_NEWS_hash = 656dc592d4ed57c83662be60caa1af9e
+old_NEWS_hash = 46d641b97ad45383bd3479f77b706742
 
 # Add an exemption for sc_makefile_at_at_check.
 _makefile_at_at_check_exceptions = ' && !/^cu_install_program =/'