diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index a1e9027c..a1ee9a37 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 User visible changes for UPX
 ==================================================================
 
+Changes in 3.06 (XX XXX XXXX):
+
 Changes in 3.05 (27 Apr 2010):
   * i386-linux and amd64-linux support shared libraries (DT_INIT must
     exist, all info needed by runtime loader must be first in .text, etc.)
diff --git a/src/version.h b/src/version.h
index 5350b8be..8c684744 100644
--- a/src/version.h
+++ b/src/version.h
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-#define UPX_VERSION_HEX         0x030500        /* 03.05.00 */
-#define UPX_VERSION_STRING      "3.05"
-#define UPX_VERSION_STRING4     "3.05"
-#define UPX_VERSION_DATE        "Apr 27th 2010"
-#define UPX_VERSION_DATE_ISO    "2010-04-27"
+#define UPX_VERSION_HEX         0x030600        /* 03.06.00 */
+#define UPX_VERSION_STRING      "3.06"
+#define UPX_VERSION_STRING4     "3.06"
+#define UPX_VERSION_DATE        "Apr 28th 2010"
+#define UPX_VERSION_DATE_ISO    "2010-04-28"
 #define UPX_VERSION_YEAR        "2010"