diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index ac4052afb6..e565437062 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], [6.1.0], [libvir-list@redhat.com], [], [https://libvirt.org])
+AC_INIT([libvirt], [6.2.0], [libvir-list@redhat.com], [], [https://libvirt.org])
if test $srcdir = "."
then
diff --git a/docs/news.xml b/docs/news.xml
index 54afd3e286..7fd88f9998 100644
--- a/docs/news.xml
+++ b/docs/news.xml
@@ -42,6 +42,14 @@
-->
+
+
+
+
+