diff --git a/DESCRIPTION b/DESCRIPTION
index 984b773..45c9520 100644
--- a/DESCRIPTION
+++ b/DESCRIPTION
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 Package: xml2
 Title: Parse XML
-Version: 1.3.3
+Version: 1.3.3.9000
 Authors@R: 
     c(person(given = "Hadley",
              family = "Wickham",
diff --git a/NEWS.md b/NEWS.md
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--- a/NEWS.md
+++ b/NEWS.md
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+# xml2 (development version)
+
 # xml2 1.3.3
 
 * Hadley Wickham is now (again) the maintainer.