diff --git a/.prev-version b/.prev-version
index 72b9b4216..554093183 100644
--- a/.prev-version
+++ b/.prev-version
@@ -1 +1 @@
-8.31
+8.32
diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 3e44c0c5a..fdc8bf5db 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 GNU coreutils NEWS                                    -*- outline -*-
 
+* Noteworthy changes in release ?.? (????-??-??) [?]
+
+
 * Noteworthy changes in release 8.32 (2020-03-05) [stable]
 
 ** Bug fixes
diff --git a/cfg.mk b/cfg.mk
index bb0960a26..0ec4e4495 100644
--- a/cfg.mk
+++ b/cfg.mk
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ export VERBOSE = yes
 # 4914152 9e
 export XZ_OPT = -8e
 
-old_NEWS_hash = d914d8ae972de9e5f77e9398a39de945
+old_NEWS_hash = 4f7638fe24dcd1759a5b0104b643a709
 
 # Add an exemption for sc_makefile_at_at_check.
 _makefile_at_at_check_exceptions = ' && !/^cu_install_prog/ && !/dynamic-dep/'