diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index ef16f881e..47142e7e3 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+Noteworthy changes in version 2.3.9 (unreleased)
+------------------------------------------------
+
+
 Noteworthy changes in version 2.3.8 (2022-10-13)
 ------------------------------------------------
 
diff --git a/build-aux/speedo.mk b/build-aux/speedo.mk
index 00bfa1fcc..1453a6187 100644
--- a/build-aux/speedo.mk
+++ b/build-aux/speedo.mk
@@ -1448,7 +1448,7 @@ define AUTHENTICODE_sign
      scp "$(AUTHENTICODE_SIGNHOST):a.exe" $(2);\
      echo "speedo: signed file is '$(2)'" ;\
    elif [ "$(AUTHENTICODE_KEY)" = card ]; then \
-     echo "speedo: Signing using a card";\
+     echo "speedo: Signing using a card: '$(1)'";\
      $(OSSLSIGNCODE) sign \
        -pkcs11engine $(OSSLPKCS11ENGINE) \
        -pkcs11module $(SCUTEMODULE) \
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index b043386e5..c57a7c2b7 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ min_automake_version="1.16.3"
 m4_define([mym4_package],[gnupg])
 m4_define([mym4_major], [2])
 m4_define([mym4_minor], [3])
-m4_define([mym4_micro], [8])
+m4_define([mym4_micro], [9])
 
 # To start a new development series, i.e a new major or minor number
 # you need to mark an arbitrary commit before the first beta release