diff --git a/.prev-version b/.prev-version
index 22ec1e649..2e2f553c9 100644
--- a/.prev-version
+++ b/.prev-version
@@ -1 +1 @@
-8.10
+8.11
diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index dca013d1a..4873b5a29 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 GNU coreutils NEWS                                    -*- outline -*-
 
+* Noteworthy changes in release ?.? (????-??-??) [?]
+
+
 * Noteworthy changes in release 8.11 (2011-04-13) [stable]
 
 ** Bug fixes
diff --git a/cfg.mk b/cfg.mk
index 81aa7e069..3f96eeefc 100644
--- a/cfg.mk
+++ b/cfg.mk
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ bootstrap-tools = autoconf,automake,gnulib,bison
 # Now that we have better tests, make this the default.
 export VERBOSE = yes
 
-old_NEWS_hash = 99b06e7bb289add96b10127fceced4e9
+old_NEWS_hash = 656dc592d4ed57c83662be60caa1af9e
 
 # Add an exemption for sc_makefile_at_at_check.
 _makefile_at_at_check_exceptions = ' && !/^cu_install_program =/'