diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 5599e7a6..bfbfdcbe 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ http://www.opensc-project.org/opensc/wiki/WhatsNew
 Also see the svn changelog using svn command
 or doc/nonpersistent/ChangeLog.
 
-New in 0.11.6; 2008-8-??; Andreas Jellinghaus
+New in 0.11.6; 2008-08-27 Andreas Jellinghaus
 * Improved security fix: don't match for "OpenSC" in the card label.
 * New support for Feitian ePass3000 bei Weitao Sun.
 * GemSafeV1 improved to handle key_ref other than 3 by Douglas E. Engert 
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index bbdfb721..7e5656bd 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ AC_PREREQ(2.60)
 
 define([PACKAGE_VERSION_MAJOR], [0])
 define([PACKAGE_VERSION_MINOR], [11])
-define([PACKAGE_VERSION_FIX], [5])
+define([PACKAGE_VERSION_FIX], [6])
 
 AC_INIT([opensc],[PACKAGE_VERSION_MAJOR.PACKAGE_VERSION_MINOR.PACKAGE_VERSION_FIX-svn])
 AC_CONFIG_AUX_DIR([.])