diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 623fc242a..96e80f604 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+Changes: from 1.19.99.3 to 1.20.0
+- cleanup header and symbols for removed functions
+
 Changes from 1.19.99.2 to 1.19.99.3
 - fix memory leaks
 - fix regression: implement cancelling with libcurl
diff --git a/auto.def b/auto.def
index dca061670..49827338d 100644
--- a/auto.def
+++ b/auto.def
@@ -4,9 +4,9 @@
 use cc cc-lib cc-shared pkg-config
 
 set maj_ver 1
-set med_ver 19
-set min_ver 99
-set dev_ver 3
+set med_ver 20
+set min_ver 0
+set dev_ver 0
 define PKG_API [expr $maj_ver * 1000000 + $med_ver * 1000 + $min_ver]
 define VERSION $maj_ver.$med_ver.$min_ver[expr {$dev_ver ? ".$dev_ver" : ""}]