diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index d79fa2bae6..bd8b24d01d 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-libgphoto2 2.5.27.1 development snapshot
+libgphoto2 2.5.28 release
 
 general:
 * OS/2 support removed (broken and unused since at least 2006)
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 974a2938a6..8492dc64f9 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -4,9 +4,9 @@ AC_PREREQ([2.69])
 dnl NOTE: Be version style _higher_ than the last release.
 dnl       So lastversion.X.trunk for instance. Bump X if necessary.
 
-dnl ******* THE NEXT RELEASE VERSION MUST BE 2.5.28 at least or higher!
+dnl ******* THE NEXT RELEASE VERSION MUST BE 2.5.29 at least or higher!
 AC_INIT([libgphoto2 photo camera library],
-        [2.5.27.1],
+        [2.5.28],
         [gphoto-devel@lists.sourceforge.net],
         [libgphoto2])