diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 2c83c9d88..567ec37db 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,4 +1,8 @@
+0.140
+  -
+
 0.139
+  - various bugfixes for owner search
   - support generic emulator virtualization
   - added "--host" argument to "osc build" (used to perform the build on a remote host)
   - "search --maintained" is obsolete. Abort on usage.
diff --git a/osc/core.py b/osc/core.py
index 72960b626..8e2a5cfbb 100644
--- a/osc/core.py
+++ b/osc/core.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 # and distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public Licence,
 # either version 2, or version 3 (at your option).
 
-__version__ = '0.139'
+__version__ = '0.139git'
 
 # __store_version__ is to be incremented when the format of the working copy
 # "store" changes in an incompatible way. Please add any needed migration