Preparation for 0.42.0_alpha10.42.0_alpha1

2 files changed, 16 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 844aa04eb..e079773e4 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -4,6 +4,20 @@ News for Paludis
 This file lists the major changes between versions. For a more detailed list
 of every change, see the ChangeLog.
 
+0.42.0_alpha1:
+
+    * The Git syncer now has various options for dealing with branches.
+
+    * Experimental support for profile updates (package moves etc). By default
+      updates will be displayed but not carried out; consult the FAQ for
+      details.
+
+    * Support for the recently changed EAPI 3 is present and used during tests
+      but excluded from the install target.
+
+0.40.1:
+    * Bugfix: sometimes fetch failures would not register as errors.
+
 0.40.0:
     * Notifier callbacks allow clients to tell the user what's going on when
       generating metadata, performing resolutions etc.
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 3224c8ab0..4ecec83cb 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -6,9 +6,9 @@ AC_INIT([paludis/paludis.hh])
 AC_CONFIG_AUX_DIR(config)
 
 VERSION_MAJOR=0
-VERSION_MINOR=41
+VERSION_MINOR=42
 VERSION_MICRO=0
-VERSION_SUFFIX=
+VERSION_SUFFIX=_alpha1
 VERSION_FULL="$VERSION_MAJOR.$VERSION_MINOR.$VERSION_MICRO$VERSION_SUFFIX"
 VERSION="$VERSION_FULL"
 VERSION_LIB_CURRENT=`expr 100 '*' $VERSION_MAJOR + $VERSION_MINOR`