diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 1baecc0..bce334b 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+1.2.99
+=====
+- port to gtk+3/libxfce4ui-2/libxfce4panel-2.0
+
 1.2.4
 =====
 
diff --git a/configure.ac.in b/configure.ac.in
index ef80357..d98a08d 100644
--- a/configure.ac.in
+++ b/configure.ac.in
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ dnl Copyright 2010 Florian Rivoal <frivoal@xfce.org>
 dnl Copyright 2014 Mike Massonnet <mmassonnet@xfce.org>
 dnl
 
-m4_define([netload_version],[1.2.4])
+m4_define([netload_version],[1.2.99])
 
 AC_INIT([xfce4-netload-plugin], [netload_version],
 	[goodies-dev@xfce.org])