diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 3908e4c84c6..3afb72be9ca 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 cmake_minimum_required (VERSION 3.10)
 
 project (gnucash
-    VERSION 3.901
+    VERSION 3.902
 )
 
 enable_testing()
diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index b5b42ae166b..267410b4012 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 Version history:
 ------- -------
-3.901 - 26 April 2020
+3.902 - 27 April 2020
 The first unstable release leading to the new 4.x stable series.
 
+3.901 should have been the first release but it had build problems after tagging.
+
 Baseline requirements
 
 Operating Systems: