diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index cb8a28ff0..04579d685 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
+Overview of changes leading to 2.1.1
+Monday, November 5, 2018
+====================================
+- AAT improvements:
+  o Implement 'mort' table.
+  o Implement 'kern' subtables Format 1 and Format 3.
+
+
 Overview of changes leading to 2.1.0
 Tuesday, October 30, 2018
 ====================================
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 21d48f39a..48ee9ce94 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 AC_PREREQ([2.64])
 AC_INIT([HarfBuzz],
-        [2.1.0],
+        [2.1.1],
         [https://github.com/harfbuzz/harfbuzz/issues/new],
         [harfbuzz],
         [http://harfbuzz.org/])
diff --git a/src/hb-version.h b/src/hb-version.h
index 68af8f864..ec150d5dd 100644
--- a/src/hb-version.h
+++ b/src/hb-version.h
@@ -38,9 +38,9 @@ HB_BEGIN_DECLS
 
 #define HB_VERSION_MAJOR 2
 #define HB_VERSION_MINOR 1
-#define HB_VERSION_MICRO 0
+#define HB_VERSION_MICRO 1
 
-#define HB_VERSION_STRING "2.1.0"
+#define HB_VERSION_STRING "2.1.1"
 
 #define HB_VERSION_ATLEAST(major,minor,micro) \
 	((major)*10000+(minor)*100+(micro) <= \