diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 831740aac..461978263 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+2000-10-05  OKUJI Yoshinori  <okuji@gnu.org>
+
+	* configure.in (AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE): The version number is set to
+	0.5.97. This version number is a dummy, as we will never release
+	0.5.97 actually.
+	
 2000-10-01  OKUJI Yoshinori  <okuji@gnu.org>
 
 	* lib/device.c [__linux__]: Don't include <linux/cdrom.h>.
diff --git a/configure b/configure
index e7233a0d4..a72467567 100644
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -884,7 +884,7 @@ fi
 
 # Define the identity of the package.
 PACKAGE=grub
-VERSION=0.5.96
+VERSION=0.5.97
 cat >> confdefs.h <<EOF
 #define PACKAGE "$PACKAGE"
 EOF
diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index fb8184f80..0660768dd 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ dnl USE OF THIS SOFTWARE.
 
 AC_INIT(stage2/stage2.c)
 dnl Grab the package and version from the top debian/changelog entry.
-AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE(grub, 0.5.96)
+AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE(grub, 0.5.97)
 AM_CONFIG_HEADER(config.h)
 AC_PREREQ(2.13)
 
diff --git a/docs/grub-install.8 b/docs/grub-install.8
index a38e312eb..8a48e60e1 100644
--- a/docs/grub-install.8
+++ b/docs/grub-install.8
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 .\" DO NOT MODIFY THIS FILE!  It was generated by help2man 1.020.
-.TH GRUB-INSTALL "8" "September 2000" "grub-install (GNU GRUB 0.5.96)" FSF
+.TH GRUB-INSTALL "8" "October 2000" "grub-install (GNU GRUB 0.5.97)" FSF
 .SH NAME
 grub-install \- install GRUB on your drive
 .SH SYNOPSIS
diff --git a/docs/grub.8 b/docs/grub.8
index bf9ae05c2..8efd59668 100644
--- a/docs/grub.8
+++ b/docs/grub.8
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 .\" DO NOT MODIFY THIS FILE!  It was generated by help2man 1.020.
-.TH GRUB "8" "October 2000" "grub (GNU GRUB 0.5.96)" FSF
+.TH GRUB "8" "October 2000" "grub (GNU GRUB 0.5.97)" FSF
 .SH NAME
 grub \- the grub shell
 .SH SYNOPSIS
diff --git a/docs/mbchk.1 b/docs/mbchk.1
index 70433a425..d1f20b58f 100644
--- a/docs/mbchk.1
+++ b/docs/mbchk.1
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 .\" DO NOT MODIFY THIS FILE!  It was generated by help2man 1.020.
-.TH MBCHK "1" "October 2000" "mbchk (GNU GRUB 0.5.96)" FSF
+.TH MBCHK "1" "October 2000" "mbchk (GNU GRUB 0.5.97)" FSF
 .SH NAME
 mbchk \- check the format of a Multiboot kernel
 .SH SYNOPSIS
diff --git a/docs/stamp-vti b/docs/stamp-vti
index ab81121ce..5877d2a0c 100644
--- a/docs/stamp-vti
+++ b/docs/stamp-vti
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 @set UPDATED 3 April 2000
-@set EDITION 0.5.96
-@set VERSION 0.5.96
+@set EDITION 0.5.97
+@set VERSION 0.5.97
diff --git a/docs/version.texi b/docs/version.texi
index ab81121ce..5877d2a0c 100644
--- a/docs/version.texi
+++ b/docs/version.texi
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 @set UPDATED 3 April 2000
-@set EDITION 0.5.96
-@set VERSION 0.5.96
+@set EDITION 0.5.97
+@set VERSION 0.5.97