diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index b94fcb11..d4ee5fcf 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 CVS code -
 
+- 1.3 tree forks here
+
 GNU nano 1.2.2 - 2003.08.11
 - General:
 	- Translation updates (see po/ChangeLog for details).
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index e77a9101..c7302cb3 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 #
 # $Id$
 
-AC_INIT([GNU Nano], [1.2.2-cvs], [nano-devel@gnu.org], [nano])
+AC_INIT([GNU Nano], [1.2.99-cvs], [nano-devel@gnu.org], [nano])
 AC_CONFIG_SRCDIR([nano.c])
 AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE
 AM_CONFIG_HEADER([config.h:config.h.in])