diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index e348c496..06c921fe 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,3 +1,12 @@
+Version 1.1.7 (2009-12-21)
+  o Implements BGP Route Refresh (RFC 2918).
+  o Implements route reload feature.
+  o Deep changes and bugfixes in pipe protocol.
+  o Bugfix in OSPF premature aging of LSA.
+  o Bugfix in OSPF next hop calculation.
+  o Bugfix in core related to route withdraws.
+  o Several minor bugfixes.
+
 Version 1.1.6 (2009-11-19)
   o Implements RFC 5004 - prefer older external routes.
   o There is a change how route servers handle missing IPv6 link
diff --git a/misc/bird.spec b/misc/bird.spec
index 8c8b04fc..7a15a0a5 100644
--- a/misc/bird.spec
+++ b/misc/bird.spec
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 Summary: BIRD Internet Routing Daemon
 Name: bird
-Version: 1.1.6
+Version: 1.1.7
 Release: 1
 Copyright: GPL
 Group: Networking/Daemons
diff --git a/sysdep/config.h b/sysdep/config.h
index 11ade63e..0e92a212 100644
--- a/sysdep/config.h
+++ b/sysdep/config.h
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 #define _BIRD_CONFIG_H_
 
 /* BIRD version */
-#define BIRD_VERSION "1.1.6"
+#define BIRD_VERSION "1.1.7"
 
 /* Include parameters determined by configure script */
 #include "sysdep/autoconf.h"