diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 1728c92d..8b624f18 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 CVS code -
 
+- 2.1 tree forks here
+
 GNU nano 2.0.3 - 2007.01.29
 - General:
 	- Miscellaneous comment fixes. (DLR)
diff --git a/README b/README
index 9bbc8fdd..2a4b7b40 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -66,5 +66,7 @@ Mailing List and Bug Reports
 Current Status
 
 	GNU nano has reached its third stable milestone, 2.0.x.
+	Development of new features continues in the 2.1.x branch, while
+	2.0.x versions are dedicated to bug-fixing and polishing.
 
 $Id$
diff --git a/README.CVS b/README.CVS
index faf41c8c..0e3cc705 100644
--- a/README.CVS
+++ b/README.CVS
@@ -42,6 +42,10 @@ If you're using a C shell (e.g. tcsh or csh), do
 After that's set up, cd to your src directory and use the following
 command to download the CVS tree:
 
+    $ cvs -z3 -d:pserver:anonymous@cvs.savannah.gnu.org:/sources/nano checkout nano
+
+If you want to download the stable CVS branch, add "-r nano_2_0_branch":
+
     $ cvs -z3 -d:pserver:anonymous@cvs.savannah.gnu.org:/sources/nano checkout -r nano_2_0_branch nano
 
 
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 2578968d..9990fd36 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 #
 # $Id$
 
-AC_INIT([GNU nano], [2.0.3-cvs], [nano-devel@gnu.org], [nano])
+AC_INIT([GNU nano], [2.0.99-cvs], [nano-devel@gnu.org], [nano])
 AC_CONFIG_SRCDIR([src/nano.c])
 AC_CANONICAL_TARGET([])
 AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE