diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index bd8b24d01..0a9472d96 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+libgphoto2 2.5.28.1 development snapshot
+
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 libgphoto2 2.5.28 release
 
 general:
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 8492dc64f..7802b074b 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ dnl       So lastversion.X.trunk for instance. Bump X if necessary.
 
 dnl ******* THE NEXT RELEASE VERSION MUST BE 2.5.29 at least or higher!
 AC_INIT([libgphoto2 photo camera library],
-        [2.5.28],
+        [2.5.28.1],
         [gphoto-devel@lists.sourceforge.net],
         [libgphoto2])