3 files changed, 5 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/.prev-version b/.prev-version
index 264f2ce7..292b2391 100644
--- a/.prev-version
+++ b/.prev-version
@@ -1 +1 @@
-2.68
+2.68b
diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 773a7b82..f0fbda3e 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 GNU Autoconf NEWS - User visible changes.
 
+* Noteworthy changes in release ?.? (????-??-??) [?]
+
+
 * Noteworthy changes in release 2.68b (2012-03-01) [beta]
   Released by Eric Blake, based on git versions 2.68.*.
 
diff --git a/cfg.mk b/cfg.mk
index 3cfb1cce..bafc99fb 100644
--- a/cfg.mk
+++ b/cfg.mk
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ update-copyright-env = \
   UPDATE_COPYRIGHT_MAX_LINE_LENGTH=72
 
 # Prevent incorrect NEWS edits.
-old_NEWS_hash = 33207c359dd7db17cc0cd151da6b9567
+old_NEWS_hash = d10ae7f49f642a6dc120c135ff4844ff
 
 exclude_file_name_regexp--sc_prohibit_undesirable_word_seq = ^maint\.mk$$
 exclude_file_name_regexp--sc_prohibit_test_minus_ao = \