2 files changed, 6 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 8ad88829..15ed316c 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+D-Bus 1.8.6 (UNRELEASED)
+==
+
+...
+
 D-Bus 1.8.4 (2014-06-10)
 ==
 
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 034388ac..13d0aa94 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ AC_PREREQ([2.63])
 
 m4_define([dbus_major_version], [1])
 m4_define([dbus_minor_version], [8])
-m4_define([dbus_micro_version], [4])
+m4_define([dbus_micro_version], [5])
 m4_define([dbus_version],
           [dbus_major_version.dbus_minor_version.dbus_micro_version])
 AC_INIT([dbus],[dbus_version],[https://bugs.freedesktop.org/enter_bug.cgi?product=dbus],[dbus])