diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 623cb1a5..ade3a6bf 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -4,17 +4,24 @@ $Id$
 
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+Changes in version 1.3.1:
+
+* Fixed problems on big-endian systems.
+* Added documentation on how to set up an EoE network.
+
+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
 Changes in version 1.3.0:
 
-* Added Intel PRO/1000 gigabit ethernet driver (e1000).
-* Added testing version of Intel PRO/100 ethernet driver (e100).
-* Added testing version of NVIDIA nForce ethernet driver (forcedeth).
+* Added Intel PRO/1000 Gigabit Ethernet driver (e1000).
+* Added testing version of Intel PRO/100 Ethernet driver (e100).
+* Added testing version of NVIDIA nForce Ethernet driver (forcedeth).
 * Removed "ec_eoeif_count" master module parameter. EoE handlers are created
   dynamically instead.
 * Added "main" and "backup" parameters to master module to hand over the
   MAC addresses of the devices to wait for. This made the ec_device_index
-  parameter of the ethernet drivers obsolete. The broadcast MAC address means,
-  that the master accepts the first device offered by any ethernet driver.
+  parameter of the Ethernet drivers obsolete. The broadcast MAC address means,
+  that the master accepts the first device offered by any Ethernet driver.
 * Changed format of sysconfig file and accordingly adjusted functionality
   of the init script to handle the above MAC address lists.
 * Realtime interface changes:
@@ -48,7 +55,7 @@ Changes in version 1.3.0:
   state machine.
 * Master state machine scheduled with timeout if idle, otherwise is executed
   as fast as possible (with schedule()).
-* Added dummy module for simulation purpuses.
+* Added dummy module for simulation purposes.
 * Limited infinite EEPROM reading, if 0xffff limiter word is missing.
 * Init script works now properly on non-SUSE distros (no rc.status dependency
   any more).
@@ -58,7 +65,7 @@ Changes in version 1.3.0:
 
 Changes in version 1.2.0:
 
-* Serveral fixes of bugs and stability issues. Master should now run fine
+* Several fixes of bugs and stability issues. Master should now run fine
   with kernels 2.6.17 to 2.6.19.
 * Realtime interface changes:
   - Re-introduced ecrt_domain_queue() to allow datagram queuing apart
@@ -93,7 +100,7 @@ Changes in version 1.1.1:
 * Device modules for kernel 2.6.17.
 * SDO configurations available in Sysfs.
 * FMMU configurations cleared when going to INIT.
-* Slave-specific logs only at debug level 1 (for large busses).
+* Slave-specific logs only at debug level 1 (for large buses).
 * Slave flags (error, online) available in Sysfs.
 * Acknowledging of spontaneous state changes in master FSMs.
 * ecrt_master_deactivate() deprecated.
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 88c4dda6..f7d67f0e 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 #------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 AC_PREREQ(2.59)
-AC_INIT([ethercat],[1.3.0],[fp@igh-essen.com])
+AC_INIT([ethercat],[1.3.1-pre],[fp@igh-essen.com])
 AC_CONFIG_AUX_DIR([autoconf])
 AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE([-Wall -Werror dist-bzip2])
 AC_PREFIX_DEFAULT([/opt/etherlab])