diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 1f55a0a..d07a54e 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+### mate-terminal 1.21.0
+
 ### mate-terminal 1.20.0
 
   * Translations update
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 4e2001b..c5dfc0b 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 m4_define([gt_version_major],[1])
-m4_define([gt_version_minor],[20])
+m4_define([gt_version_minor],[21])
 m4_define([gt_version_micro],[0])
 m4_define([gt_version_extra],[])
 m4_define([gt_version],[gt_version_major().gt_version_minor().gt_version_micro()gt_version_extra])