diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 9f0732f6..53b21646 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 User visible changes for UPX
 ==================================================================
 
+Changes in 3.04 (XX XXX 2008):
+
 Changes in 3.03 (27 Apr 2008):
   * implement cache flushing for PowerPC (esp. model 440)
   * fix cache flushing on MIPS (>3 MiB compressed, or with holes)
diff --git a/src/version.h b/src/version.h
index 5f5dbd6b..c6945b32 100644
--- a/src/version.h
+++ b/src/version.h
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-#define UPX_VERSION_HEX         0x030300        /* 03.03.00 */
-#define UPX_VERSION_STRING      "3.03"
-#define UPX_VERSION_STRING4     "3.03"
-#define UPX_VERSION_DATE        "Apr 27th 2008"
-#define UPX_VERSION_DATE_ISO    "2008-04-27"
+#define UPX_VERSION_HEX         0x030400        /* 03.04.00 */
+#define UPX_VERSION_STRING      "3.04"
+#define UPX_VERSION_STRING4     "3.04"
+#define UPX_VERSION_DATE        "Apr 28th 2008"
+#define UPX_VERSION_DATE_ISO    "2008-04-28"
 #define UPX_VERSION_YEAR        "2008"