diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 86617256..fbacdd31 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,3 +1,12 @@
+ncmpcpp-0.5.7
+
+* convert input path to utf8 before calling 'add' command
+* extras: add program that copies Artist to AlbumArtist for mp3/ogg/flac files
+* lyrics fetcher: add support for lyricsvip.com
+* lyrics fetcher: skip lyricwiki if there's licence restriction on lyrics
+* tag editor: do not convert filenames back to utf8 while reading files using taglib
+* search engine: fix error occuring while trying to select first album in results
+
 ncmpcpp-0.5.6
 
 * settings: make displaying 'empty tag' entry optional
diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index 349f3b09..554549d3 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 AC_INIT(configure.in)
 
 AM_CONFIG_HEADER(config.h)
-AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE(ncmpcpp, 0.5.7_pre)
+AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE(ncmpcpp, 0.5.7)
 
 AC_PREREQ(2.59)