diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index ebe3318e072034c2d6f1389d1a140b30da98e81b..b2d991c3be22a3bbe4f9b2cacb7ec6ec8026ed5d 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ dnl You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
 dnl License along with this library.  If not, see
 dnl <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
-AC_INIT([libvirt], [3.9.0], [libvir-list@redhat.com], [], [https://libvirt.org])
+AC_INIT([libvirt], [3.10.0], [libvir-list@redhat.com], [], [https://libvirt.org])
 AC_CONFIG_SRCDIR([src/libvirt.c])
 AC_CONFIG_AUX_DIR([build-aux])
 AC_CONFIG_HEADERS([config.h])
diff --git a/docs/news.xml b/docs/news.xml
index c24cc3f9996c98fe2c2174f59d8d724ea96e00ba..ef855d895886ab40dded7d9b2062b89eb3e5b9d0 100644
--- a/docs/news.xml
+++ b/docs/news.xml
@@ -33,6 +33,14 @@
      -->
 
 <libvirt>
+  <release version="v3.10.0" date="unreleased">
+    <section title="New features">
+    </section>
+    <section title="Improvements">
+    </section>
+    <section title="Bug fixes">
+    </section>
+  </release>
   <release version="v3.9.0" date="2017-11-02">
     <section title="New features">
       <change>