diff --git a/.prev-version b/.prev-version
index ef59ed7f5..4ca6ef2e8 100644
--- a/.prev-version
+++ b/.prev-version
@@ -1 +1 @@
-8.12
+8.13
diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index e4b9db72f..879828e2b 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 GNU coreutils NEWS                                    -*- outline -*-
 
+* Noteworthy changes in release ?.? (????-??-??) [?]
+
+
 * Noteworthy changes in release 8.13 (2011-09-08) [stable]
 
 ** Bug fixes
diff --git a/cfg.mk b/cfg.mk
index 5f8a6809a..526657ab2 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 = d491296a7e0e2269b2b96dc4bd5f77a8
+old_NEWS_hash = 0869235d8e62fd7ed8d8dfacfad2e4d9
 
 # Add an exemption for sc_makefile_at_at_check.
 _makefile_at_at_check_exceptions = ' && !/^cu_install_program =/'