diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 7434bcada..9015c4ad2 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,3 +1,12 @@
+Overview of changes leading to 1.7.5
+Tuesday, January 30, 2018
+====================================
+
+- Separate Khmer shaper from Indic.
+- First stab at AAT morx. Not hooked up.
+- Misc bug fixes.
+
+
 Overview of changes leading to 1.7.4
 Wednesday, December 20, 2017
 ====================================
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 54c5260e8..d799cab0a 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 AC_PREREQ([2.64])
 AC_INIT([HarfBuzz],
-        [1.7.4],
+        [1.7.5],
         [https://github.com/harfbuzz/harfbuzz/issues/new],
         [harfbuzz],
         [http://harfbuzz.org/])