3 files changed, 5 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/.prev-version b/.prev-version
index ec1cf33c..1effb003 100644
--- a/.prev-version
+++ b/.prev-version
@@ -1 +1 @@
-2.6.3
+2.7
diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 282b16f3..01bbd219 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 GNU grep NEWS                                    -*- outline -*-
 
+* Noteworthy changes in release ?.? (????-??-??) [?]
+
+
 * Noteworthy changes in release 2.7 (2010-09-16) [stable]
 
 ** Bug fixes
diff --git a/cfg.mk b/cfg.mk
index cbd3c0dc..3f612bfe 100644
--- a/cfg.mk
+++ b/cfg.mk
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ bootstrap-tools = autoconf,automake,gnulib
 # Now that we have better tests, make this the default.
 export VERBOSE = yes
 
-old_NEWS_hash = 62f7c4d1bdc4f161dcec5ad9c314cf4a
+old_NEWS_hash = 0a303309a7ab8ffc64cac722c170b548
 
 # Many m4 macros names once began with `jm_'.
 # Make sure that none are inadvertently reintroduced.