diff --git a/.prev-version b/.prev-version
index 28a218642..1a2c3557b 100644
--- a/.prev-version
+++ b/.prev-version
@@ -1 +1 @@
-9.1
+9.2
diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index e2f2653c9..030f0e543 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 GNU coreutils NEWS                                    -*- outline -*-
 
+* Noteworthy changes in release ?.? (????-??-??) [?]
+
+
 * Noteworthy changes in release 9.2 (2023-03-20) [stable]
 
 ** Bug fixes
diff --git a/cfg.mk b/cfg.mk
index 14f999bc9..7c88d0749 100644
--- a/cfg.mk
+++ b/cfg.mk
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ export VERBOSE = yes
 # 4914152 9e
 export XZ_OPT = -8e
 
-old_NEWS_hash = ffba6793067438bae569f42acb4c5ab9
+old_NEWS_hash = 72a8f8283d3c9daef72e06be5bb52734
 
 # Add an exemption for sc_makefile_at_at_check.
 _makefile_at_at_check_exceptions = ' && !/^cu_install_prog/ && !/dynamic-dep/'