diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index f3f8d0cf264841eb08cf5c638c71a4db37351c19..d735a735696c77f0c6226bb6ed6d6641274e7cfa 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 2016.02.12 - GNU nano 2.5.2 is carrying too many dogs.  This release includes
 		several fixes for various memory leaks, position history
 		size growth, and a long standing issue with using
-		nano under sudo creading root-owned files.  There are also
+		nano under sudo creating root-owned files.  There are also
 		the usual bevy of documentation and other miscellaneous
 		fixes and touch ups.  Upgrade today while supplies last,
 		operators are standing by!
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 4ee2640b417742aa9cbbaecf4f209f89db8af90e..98c46201db09aaa1c9b94ce3a2ab57a1eebec343 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 #
 # $Id$
 
-AC_INIT([GNU nano], [2.5.2], [nano-devel@gnu.org], [nano])
+AC_INIT([GNU nano], [2.5.2-svn], [nano-devel@gnu.org], [nano])
 AC_CONFIG_SRCDIR([src/nano.c])
 AC_CANONICAL_HOST
 AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE