diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index b233c6888..5b0f38a7b 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,3 +1,19 @@
+Overview of changes leading to 0.9.8
+Tuesday, December 4, 2012
+====================================
+
+
+- Actually implement hb_shape_plan_get_shaper ().
+- Make UCDB data tables const.
+- Lots of internal refactoring in OTLayout tables.
+- Flesh out hb_ot_layout_lookup_collect_glyphs().
+
+New API:
+
+hb_ot_layout_collect_lookups()
+hb_ot_layout_get_size_params()
+
+
 Overview of changes leading to 0.9.7
 Sunday, November 21, 2012
 ====================================
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 42228cbe8..08638f24d 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 AC_PREREQ([2.64])
 AC_INIT([HarfBuzz],
-        [0.9.7],
+        [0.9.8],
         [http://bugs.freedesktop.org/enter_bug.cgi?product=harfbuzz],
         [harfbuzz],
         [http://harfbuzz.org/])