diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 26b10d1c..3e9f4e60 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 Noteworthy changes in version 1.1.6 (unreleased)
 ------------------------------------------------
 
+ * Bug fixes for for W32.
 
  * Interface changes relative to the 1.1.1 release:
  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index ca639398..5145d128 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ min_automake_version="1.9.3"
 # specific feature can already be done under the assumption that the
 # SVN version is the most recent one in a branch.  To disable the SVN
 # version for the real release, set the my_issvn macro to no.
-m4_define(my_version, [1.1.5])
+m4_define(my_version, [1.1.6])
 m4_define(my_issvn, [yes])
 
 m4_define([svn_revision], m4_esyscmd([echo -n $( (svn info 2>/dev/null \
diff --git a/gpgme/gpgme.h b/gpgme/gpgme.h
index 1b2c8823..c5628009 100644
--- a/gpgme/gpgme.h
+++ b/gpgme/gpgme.h
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ extern "C" {
    AM_PATH_GPGME macro) check that this header matches the installed
    library.  Warning: Do not edit the next line.  configure will do
    that for you!  */
-#define GPGME_VERSION "1.1.5-svn1255"
+#define GPGME_VERSION "1.1.6-svn1257"