diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 84699dcb..9f7b3581 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+ncmpcpp 0.7.4 (????-??-??)
+
 ncmpcpp 0.7.3 (2016-01-20)
 * Home and End keys are now recognized in a few specific terminal emulators.
 
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 83282b5c..31845e4a 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 AC_INIT(configure.ac)
 AC_CONFIG_HEADERS(config.h)
-AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE(ncmpcpp, 0.7.3)
+AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE(ncmpcpp, 0.7.4_dev)
 
 m4_include([m4/ax_lib_readline.m4])