diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 959e45c..600e6cd 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
+Overview of changes leading to 0.9.17
+Monday, May 20, 2013
+=====================================
+
+- Build fixes.
+- Fix bug in hb_set_get_min().
+- Fix regression with Arabic mark positioning / width-zeroing.
+
 Overview of changes leading to 0.9.16
 Friday, April 19, 2013
 =====================================
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 0ab61ba..16f9d28 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 AC_PREREQ([2.64])
 AC_INIT([HarfBuzz],
-        [0.9.16],
+        [0.9.17],
         [http://bugs.freedesktop.org/enter_bug.cgi?product=harfbuzz],
         [harfbuzz],
         [http://harfbuzz.org/])