diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 7d7740646..65297dd37 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+Noteworthy changes in version 2.1.0beta4 (unreleased)
+-----------------------------------------------------
+
+
 Noteworthy changes in version 2.1.0beta3 (2011-12-20)
 -----------------------------------------------------
 
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index b3c767878..9dd555ea7 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -24,8 +24,8 @@ min_automake_version="1.10"
 # Remember to change the version number immediately *after* a release.
 # Set my_issvn to "yes" for non-released code.  Remember to run an
 # "svn up" and "autogen.sh" right before creating a distribution.
-m4_define([my_version], [2.1.0beta3])
-m4_define([my_issvn], [no])
+m4_define([my_version], [2.1.0])
+m4_define([my_issvn], [yes])
 
 m4_define([svn_revision], m4_esyscmd([printf "%d" $(svn info 2>/dev/null \
           | sed -n '/^Revision:/ s/[^0-9]//gp'|head -1)]))