diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index f298e4b568..b56cdd7db6 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+libgphoto2 2.5.13.1 development release
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 libgphoto2 2.5.13 release
 
 pentax:
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index b917cceae2..a092dfe6d8 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ dnl NOTE: Be version style _higher_ than the last release.
 dnl       So lastversion.X.trunk for instance. Bump X if necessary.
 
 dnl ******* THE NEXT RELEASE VERSION MUST BE 2.5.14 at least or higher!
-AC_INIT([libgphoto2 photo camera library], [2.5.13], [gphoto-devel@lists.sourceforge.net], [libgphoto2])
+AC_INIT([libgphoto2 photo camera library], [2.5.13.1], [gphoto-devel@lists.sourceforge.net], [libgphoto2])
 
 AC_CONFIG_SRCDIR([libgphoto2/gphoto2-version.c])
 AC_CONFIG_HEADERS([config.h])