diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 6ecf1d24..f23c253e 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2009-02-27  Joerg Wunsch <j.gnu@uriah.heep.sax.de>
+
+	* configure.ac: Post-release 5.6.
+
 2009-02-27  Joerg Wunsch <j.gnu@uriah.heep.sax.de>
 
 	* configure.ac: Prepare for releasing version 5.6.
diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index a71c21ec..07083cca 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -5,6 +5,15 @@ Approximate change log for AVRDUDE by version.
 (For more detailed changes, see the ChangeLog file.)
 
 ----------------------------------------------------------------------
+Current:
+
+  * New devices supported:
+
+  * New programmers supported:
+  
+  *
+
+
 Version 5.6:
 
   * New devices supported:
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 33684023..7d7916f1 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 # Process this file with autoconf to produce a configure script.
 
 AC_PREREQ(2.57)
-AC_INIT(avrdude, 5.6, avrdude-dev@nongnu.org)
+AC_INIT(avrdude, 5.7cvs, avrdude-dev@nongnu.org)
 
 AC_CANONICAL_BUILD
 AC_CANONICAL_HOST