diff --git a/.prev-version b/.prev-version
index cbd77967e..e0b7b02e4 100644
--- a/.prev-version
+++ b/.prev-version
@@ -1 +1 @@
-8.19
+8.20
diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 5046f44c9..04721da5d 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 GNU coreutils NEWS                                    -*- outline -*-
 
+* Noteworthy changes in release ?.? (????-??-??) [?]
+
+
 * Noteworthy changes in release 8.20 (2012-10-23) [stable]
 
 ** New features
diff --git a/cfg.mk b/cfg.mk
index 102097749..43fb22fea 100644
--- a/cfg.mk
+++ b/cfg.mk
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ export VERBOSE = yes
 # 4914152 9e
 export XZ_OPT = -8e
 
-old_NEWS_hash = a99128b9985b2e76bdcabf3e5d95ca1a
+old_NEWS_hash = b93e7e43dd35f32961c354e41211b86e
 
 # Add an exemption for sc_makefile_at_at_check.
 _makefile_at_at_check_exceptions = ' && !/^cu_install_program =/'