3 files changed, 5 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/.prev-version b/.prev-version
index 8b61d0732..3e182fbe0 100644
--- a/.prev-version
+++ b/.prev-version
@@ -1 +1 @@
-8.28
+8.29
diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 4c00e7aca..4bf838783 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 GNU coreutils NEWS                                    -*- outline -*-
 
+* Noteworthy changes in release ?.? (????-??-??) [?]
+
+
 * Noteworthy changes in release 8.29 (2017-12-27) [stable]
 
 ** Bug fixes
diff --git a/cfg.mk b/cfg.mk
index eb04fd830..04d33c779 100644
--- a/cfg.mk
+++ b/cfg.mk
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ export VERBOSE = yes
 # 4914152 9e
 export XZ_OPT = -8e
 
-old_NEWS_hash = 8c2a749f657a6bd541e8b9c5227fe26f
+old_NEWS_hash = d895736ac0f0502739532aa70340f044
 
 # Add an exemption for sc_makefile_at_at_check.
 _makefile_at_at_check_exceptions = ' && !/^cu_install_prog/ && !/dynamic-dep/'