diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index ae4bc2b..3636f77 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,3 +1,13 @@
+Overview of changes leading to 0.9.23
+Monday, October 28, 2013
+=====================================
+
+- "Udupi HarfBuzz Hackfest", Paris, October 14..18 2013.
+- Fix (Chain)Context recursion with non-monotone lookup positions.
+- Misc Indic bug fixes.
+- New Javanese / Buginese shaping, similar to Windows 8.1.
+
+
 Overview of changes leading to 0.9.22
 Thursday, October 3, 2013
 =====================================
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 45d70a6..d1c40da 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 AC_PREREQ([2.64])
 AC_INIT([HarfBuzz],
-        [0.9.22],
+        [0.9.23],
         [http://bugs.freedesktop.org/enter_bug.cgi?product=harfbuzz],
         [harfbuzz],
         [http://harfbuzz.org/])