diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 54a0fec..7434bca 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+Overview of changes leading to 1.7.4
+Wednesday, December 20, 2017
+====================================
+
+- Fix collect_glyphs() regression caused by hb_set_t changes.
+
+
 Overview of changes leading to 1.7.3
 Monday, December 18, 2017
 ====================================
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index bff842c..7f24627 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 AC_PREREQ([2.64])
 AC_INIT([HarfBuzz],
-        [1.7.3],
+        [1.7.4],
         [https://github.com/harfbuzz/harfbuzz/issues/new],
         [harfbuzz],
         [http://harfbuzz.org/])