diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 04b6617b..dca7abb7 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 GNU findutils NEWS - User visible changes.	-*- outline -*- (allout)
+* Major changes in release 4.3.3-CVS
+
 * Major changes in release 4.3.2
 
 ** Bug Fixes
diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index 17a8bba2..4429e145 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 dnl Process this file with autoconf to produce a configure script.
-AC_INIT([GNU findutils], 4.3.2, [bug-findutils@gnu.org])
+AC_INIT([GNU findutils], 4.3.3-CVS, [bug-findutils@gnu.org])
 AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE
 
 AC_CONFIG_SRCDIR([find/pred.c])