diff --git a/.prev-version b/.prev-version
index 921894304..3c7af72bb 100644
--- a/.prev-version
+++ b/.prev-version
@@ -1 +1 @@
-8.22
+8.23
diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 4bffdf23b..511e626bc 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 GNU coreutils NEWS                                    -*- outline -*-
 
+* Noteworthy changes in release ?.? (????-??-??) [?]
+
+
 * Noteworthy changes in release 8.23 (2014-07-18) [stable]
 
 ** Bug fixes
diff --git a/cfg.mk b/cfg.mk
index 6d96e1b4f..26a5966fc 100644
--- a/cfg.mk
+++ b/cfg.mk
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ export VERBOSE = yes
 # 4914152 9e
 export XZ_OPT = -8e
 
-old_NEWS_hash = adf13e9314300d0dff82fa37b247d7db
+old_NEWS_hash = 807de7c63283042c8506780fa28c5dce
 
 # Add an exemption for sc_makefile_at_at_check.
 _makefile_at_at_check_exceptions = ' && !/^cu_install_prog/ && !/dynamic-dep/'