diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 2f0de3d6..cfc544ae 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+dbus 1.13.10 (UNRELEASED)
+=========================
+
+...
+
 dbus 1.13.8 (2018-12-04)
 ========================
 
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 358927c4..47bde94a 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], [13])
-m4_define([dbus_micro_version], [8])
+m4_define([dbus_micro_version], [9])
 m4_define([dbus_version],
           [dbus_major_version.dbus_minor_version.dbus_micro_version])
 AC_INIT([dbus], [dbus_version], [https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/dbus/dbus/issues], [dbus])
diff --git a/doc/dbus-specification.xml b/doc/dbus-specification.xml
index 6e4ae3e1..692fc1fa 100644
--- a/doc/dbus-specification.xml
+++ b/doc/dbus-specification.xml
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@
 <article id="index">
   <articleinfo>
     <title>D-Bus Specification</title>
-    <releaseinfo>Version 0.34</releaseinfo>
-    <date>2018-12-04</date>
+    <releaseinfo>Version 0.35</releaseinfo>
+    <date>(not yet released)</date>
     <authorgroup>
       <author>
         <firstname>Havoc</firstname>