diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 783f43f3..ed10747e 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,3 +1,39 @@
+============================
+GParted 0.16.1  (2013-04-30)
+============================
+
+Release Notes
+-------------
+  This release of GParted includes another critical bug fix for a
+  potential crash that might cause loss of data while moving or
+  copying a partition.  We strongly recommend that all users of
+  GParted 0.15.0 and 0.16.0 upgrade to GParted 0.16.1 to avoid data
+  loss.
+
+### Key changes include:
+
+  * Avoid another crash in GParted when moving or copying partitions
+  * Fix GParted doesn't compile on RHEL / CentOS 5.9
+
+Bug Fixes
+---------
+  * Avoid another crash in GParted when moving or copying partitions (#697727)
+  * Fix GParted doesn't compile on RHEL / CentOS 5.9 (#695279)
+  * Recognise HFSX variant as an HFS+ file system (#698876)
+
+Code Credits
+------------
+  Code enhancements are courtesy of Phillip Susi and Mike Fleetwood.
+
+Translations (new/updated)
+--------------------------
+  None.
+
+Dependencies (new/updated)
+--------------------------
+  * no change.
+
+
 ============================
 GParted 0.16.0  (2013-04-24)
 ============================
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index c75318d6..b5569a2f 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-AC_INIT([gparted],[0.16.0-git],[https://bugzilla.gnome.org/enter_bug.cgi?product=gparted])
+AC_INIT([gparted],[0.16.1],[https://bugzilla.gnome.org/enter_bug.cgi?product=gparted])
 AC_PREREQ([2.50])
 
 AC_CONFIG_SRCDIR([src/main.cc])