diff --git a/.prev-version b/.prev-version
index 2c07333..e4fba21 100644
--- a/.prev-version
+++ b/.prev-version
@@ -1 +1 @@
-3.11
+3.12
diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 0beca64..64d9137 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 GNU diffutils NEWS                                    -*- outline -*-
 
+* Noteworthy changes in release ?.? (????-??-??) [?]
+
+
 * Noteworthy changes in release 3.12 (2025-04-08) [stable]
 
 ** Bug fixes
diff --git a/cfg.mk b/cfg.mk
index 40e451f..097a705 100644
--- a/cfg.mk
+++ b/cfg.mk
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ announcement_Cc_ = $(translation_project_), $(PACKAGE)-devel@gnu.org
 # Now that we have better tests, make this the default.
 export VERBOSE = yes
 
-old_NEWS_hash = eefa9b0b34af4272f659040508d9acd0
+old_NEWS_hash = cfdcec044a361bf0e7b4e860bacc3d53
 
 # Tell maint.mk's syntax-check rules that diff gets config.h directly or
 # via diff.h or system.h.