diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 2175aadd..c19532f2 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+0.139
+  -
+
 0.138
   - add support to remove repositories recursively (mostly only usefull for admins)
   - submitrequest: old not anymore used maintenance code got removed. It is possible now
diff --git a/osc/core.py b/osc/core.py
index c2024ff8..112288f5 100644
--- a/osc/core.py
+++ b/osc/core.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 # and distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public Licence,
 # either version 2, or version 3 (at your option).
 
-__version__ = '0.138'
+__version__ = '0.138git'
 
 # __store_version__ is to be incremented when the format of the working copy
 # "store" changes in an incompatible way. Please add any needed migration