diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 4e24d27..c0947c3 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,6 +1,11 @@
 This file lists notable changes in each release. For the full history of all
 changes, see ChangeLog.
 
+2007-12-07: v0.0.5 release
+ * AES1610 imaging improvements
+ * Internal cleanups for Authentec drivers
+ * Add support for latest Microsoft Fingerprint Scanner hardware revision
+
 2007-11-22: v0.0.4 release
  * Enable AES1610 driver thanks to Michele B
  * Implement identification: one-to-many fingerprint matching (Daniel Drake)
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index ef48425..72618ee 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-AC_INIT([libfprint], [0.0.4])
+AC_INIT([libfprint], [0.0.5])
 AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE
 AC_CONFIG_SRCDIR([libfprint/core.c])
 AM_CONFIG_HEADER([config.h])