diff --git a/.prev-version b/.prev-version
index 20a1265c..6521720b 100644
--- a/.prev-version
+++ b/.prev-version
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.21.4
+1.24.5
diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index c1e3227a..98ce7759 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 GNU Wget NEWS -- history of user-visible changes.
 
+* Noteworthy changes in release ?.? (????-??-??) [?]
+
+
 * Noteworthy changes in release 1.24.5 (2024-03-10) [stable]
 
 ** Fix how subdomain matches are checked for HSTS.
diff --git a/cfg.mk b/cfg.mk
index 3f4afb49..f9a02821 100644
--- a/cfg.mk
+++ b/cfg.mk
@@ -33,5 +33,5 @@ VC_LIST_ALWAYS_EXCLUDE_REGEX = ^ABOUT-NLS|((msdos|vms)/.*)|ChangeLog-2014-12-10|
 update-copyright-env = UPDATE_COPYRIGHT_USE_INTERVALS=1
 generated_files =
 
-old_NEWS_hash = 5ad1696f7a50ffcd3aa268056a29a3ec
+old_NEWS_hash = b80dbf02602654e200d7cbce7aeda8d2
 manual_title = $(VERSION)