diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 132758bc2..efd31e7d1 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+ver 0.20.20 (not yet released)
+
 ver 0.20.19 (2018/04/26)
 * protocol
   - validate absolute seek time, reject negative values
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 06daf6a0b..69d233709 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 AC_PREREQ(2.60)
 
-AC_INIT(mpd, 0.20.19, musicpd-dev-team@lists.sourceforge.net)
+AC_INIT(mpd, 0.20.20, musicpd-dev-team@lists.sourceforge.net)
 
 VERSION_MAJOR=0
 VERSION_MINOR=20
-VERSION_REVISION=19
+VERSION_REVISION=20
 VERSION_EXTRA=0
 
 AC_CONFIG_SRCDIR([src/Main.cxx])