diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 90d8c728..f0747dd0 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+ncmpcpp-0.5.10
+
+* fix compilation with gcc 4.7
+* fix building without curl support
+
 ncmpcpp-0.5.9
 
 * new feature: support for fetching lyrics for currently playing song in background
diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index 15adfa20..bc59a51f 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 AC_INIT(configure.in)
 
 AM_CONFIG_HEADER(config.h)
-AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE(ncmpcpp, 0.5.10_pre)
+AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE(ncmpcpp, 0.5.10)
 
 AC_PREREQ(2.59)