diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 76efa63b..bb8423e3 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -4,10 +4,12 @@ $Id$
 
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-Changes in version XXX:
+Changes in version 1.4.0:
 
-* Allow gaps in PDO mapping read from CoE.
 * Added 8139too driver for kernel 2.6.22, thanks to Erwin Burgstaller.
+* Allow gaps in PDO mapping read from CoE.
+* Fixed bug in CoE code.
+* Improved handling of large EEPROM contents.
 
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diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 9ba2a154..708b1039 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 #------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 AC_PREREQ(2.59)
-AC_INIT([ethercat],[1.3.2],[fp@igh-essen.com])
+AC_INIT([ethercat],[1.4.0-pre],[fp@igh-essen.com])
 AC_CONFIG_AUX_DIR([autoconf])
 AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE([-Wall -Werror dist-bzip2])
 AC_PREFIX_DEFAULT([/opt/etherlab])