diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index d18d427695..109827b89c 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ dnl You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
dnl License along with this library. If not, see
dnl .
-AC_INIT([libvirt], [5.6.0], [libvir-list@redhat.com], [], [https://libvirt.org])
+AC_INIT([libvirt], [5.7.0], [libvir-list@redhat.com], [], [https://libvirt.org])
AC_CONFIG_SRCDIR([src/libvirt.c])
AC_CONFIG_AUX_DIR([build-aux])
AC_CONFIG_HEADERS([config.h])
diff --git a/docs/news.xml b/docs/news.xml
index 9d95b827ed..3c5cd7d597 100644
--- a/docs/news.xml
+++ b/docs/news.xml
@@ -52,6 +52,14 @@
-->
+
+
+
+
+