diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index fc079971..0ca960c5 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,12 +1,20 @@
-Noteworthy changes in version 1.20.0 (unreleased)
+Noteworthy changes in version 1.20.0 (2023-04-20)
 -------------------------------------------------
 
- * On Windows, the gettext functions provided by gpgrt are switched into utf8
-   mode, so that all localized texts returned by GpgME or gpgrt, e.g. the
-   texts for error codes are now UTF-8 encoded.  [T5960]
+ * On Windows, the gettext functions provided by gpgrt are switched
+   into utf8 mode, so that all localized texts returned by GpgME or
+   gpgrt, e.g. the texts for error codes are now UTF-8 encoded.
+   [T5960]
 
- * Key::canSign now returns false for OpenPGP keys without signing (sub)key.
-   [T6456]
+ * Key::canSign now returns false for OpenPGP keys without signing
+   (sub)key.  [T6456]
+
+ * The new macOS Homebrew location is now by default supported.
+   [T6440]
+
+ * Fix regression in 1.19.0.  [rMb608c084b9]
+
+ * Fix invocation of gpgtar on Windows.  [rM0c29119e06]
 
  * Interface changes relative to the 1.19.0 release:
  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
@@ -18,7 +26,9 @@ Noteworthy changes in version 1.20.0 (unreleased)
  cpp: Subkey::isGroupOwned                  NEW.
  cpp: Key::canReallySign                    DEPRECATED.
 
- Release-info: https://dev.gnupg.org/Tnnnn
+ [c=C40/A29/R0 cpp=C23/A17/R0 qt=C17/A2/R1]
+
+ Release-info: https://dev.gnupg.org/T6463
 
 
 Noteworthy changes in version 1.19.0 (2023-03-17)
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 3ec1ea44..d1b9acab 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -53,20 +53,20 @@ AC_INIT([mym4_package],[mym4_version],[https://bugs.gnupg.org])
 #   (Interfaces added:			AGE++)
 #   (Interfaces removed:		AGE=0)
 #
-LIBGPGME_LT_CURRENT=39
-LIBGPGME_LT_AGE=28
+LIBGPGME_LT_CURRENT=40
+LIBGPGME_LT_AGE=29
 LIBGPGME_LT_REVISION=0
 
 # If there is an ABI break in gpgmepp or qgpgme also bump the
 # version in IMPORTED_LOCATION in the GpgmeppConfig-w32.cmake.in.in
 
-LIBGPGMEPP_LT_CURRENT=22
-LIBGPGMEPP_LT_AGE=16
+LIBGPGMEPP_LT_CURRENT=23
+LIBGPGMEPP_LT_AGE=17
 LIBGPGMEPP_LT_REVISION=0
 
 LIBQGPGME_LT_CURRENT=17
 LIBQGPGME_LT_AGE=2
-LIBQGPGME_LT_REVISION=0
+LIBQGPGME_LT_REVISION=1
 ################################################
 
 AC_SUBST(LIBGPGME_LT_CURRENT)