diff --git a/config/ChangeLog b/config/ChangeLog
index 91b19ae4ab..eac693eeb8 100644
--- a/config/ChangeLog
+++ b/config/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2006-01-18  Jean-Marc Lasgouttes  <lasgouttes@lyx.org>
+
+	* configure.ac (VERSION): 
+	* configure.in (VERSION): back to 1.3.8cvs (just in case)
+
 2006-01-16  Jean-Marc Lasgouttes  <lasgouttes@lyx.org>
 
 	* configure.ac (VERSION): 
diff --git a/config/configure.ac b/config/configure.ac
index 6c6c7ce42a..0cded7a9a9 100644
--- a/config/configure.ac
+++ b/config/configure.ac
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 dnl Process with autoconf to generate configure script   -*- sh -*-
 
-AC_INIT(lyx,1.3.7,lyx-devel@lists.lyx.org)
+AC_INIT(lyx,1.3.8cvs,lyx-devel@lists.lyx.org)
 AC_PREREQ(2.52)
 AC_CONFIG_SRCDIR(src/main.C)
 AM_CONFIG_HEADER([src/config.h])
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ AM_CONFIG_HEADER([src/config.h])
 AC_CONFIG_AUX_DIR(config)
 
 PACKAGE=lyx${program_suffix}
-VERSION="1.3.7"
+VERSION="1.3.8cvs"
 LYX_CHECK_VERSION
 
 AM_MAINTAINER_MODE
diff --git a/config/configure.in b/config/configure.in
index c93b4bdf83..cd8ef48944 100644
--- a/config/configure.in
+++ b/config/configure.in
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ dnl AM_CONFIG_HEADER(src/config.h)
 AC_CONFIG_AUX_DIR(config)
 
 PACKAGE=lyx${program_suffix}
-VERSION="1.3.7"
+VERSION="1.3.8cvs"
 LYX_CHECK_VERSION
 
 AM_MAINTAINER_MODE
diff --git a/po/ChangeLog b/po/ChangeLog
index ecdba1f71c..802966a998 100644
--- a/po/ChangeLog
+++ b/po/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2006-01-18  Jean-Marc Lasgouttes  <lasgouttes@lyx.org>
+
+	* postats.sh (lyx_version): set version to 1.3.8cvs (just in case)
+
 2006-01-16  Jean-Marc Lasgouttes  <lasgouttes@lyx.org>
 
 	* * po: remerge.
diff --git a/po/postats.sh b/po/postats.sh
index 0005e6beb5..3a12bb1967 100755
--- a/po/postats.sh
+++ b/po/postats.sh
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 # modifiy this when you change version
 # Note that an empty lyx_branch variable (ie cvs HEAD)
 # will "do the right thing".
-lyx_version=1.3.7
+lyx_version=1.3.8cvs
 lyx_branch=BRANCH_1_3_X