diff --git a/docs/reference/gio/gio-docs.xml b/docs/reference/gio/gio-docs.xml
index c68bf8a08..6fe86337c 100644
--- a/docs/reference/gio/gio-docs.xml
+++ b/docs/reference/gio/gio-docs.xml
@@ -412,6 +412,10 @@
Index of new symbols in 2.78
+
+ Index of new symbols in 2.80
+
+
diff --git a/docs/reference/glib/glib-docs.xml b/docs/reference/glib/glib-docs.xml
index 5bf2e5cda..d9f6c032c 100644
--- a/docs/reference/glib/glib-docs.xml
+++ b/docs/reference/glib/glib-docs.xml
@@ -309,6 +309,10 @@
Index of new symbols in 2.78
+
+ Index of new symbols in 2.80
+
+ "
diff --git a/docs/reference/gobject/gobject-docs.xml b/docs/reference/gobject/gobject-docs.xml
index 69147e276..d38d636df 100644
--- a/docs/reference/gobject/gobject-docs.xml
+++ b/docs/reference/gobject/gobject-docs.xml
@@ -230,6 +230,10 @@
Index of new symbols in 2.78
+
+ Index of new symbols in 2.80
+
+ "
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 3ad200a6a..fa6a9d8e1 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
project('glib', 'c',
- version : '2.78.0',
+ version : '2.79.0',
# NOTE: See the policy in docs/meson-version.md before changing the Meson dependency
meson_version : '>= 0.60.0',
default_options : [