diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 86e1d4f6..dff8e47b 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -6,6 +6,14 @@ Noteworthy changes in version 1.7.1 (unreleased) [C26/A15/R_]
  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
  gpgme_addrspec_from_uid         NEW.
 
+ * qt Interface changes relative to the 1.7.0 release:
+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+ WksPublishJob::startReceive     NEW.
+ WksPublishJob::startRecieve     REMOVED.
+
+ * cpp Interface changes relative to the 1.7.0 release:
+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+ Signature::key(bool, bool)      NEW.
 
 Noteworthy changes in version 1.7.0 (2016-09-21) [C26/A15/R0]
 ------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index bc4aad97..64f93852 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ LIBGPGME_LT_AGE=15
 LIBGPGME_LT_REVISION=0
 
 LIBGPGMEPP_LT_CURRENT=6
-LIBGPGMEPP_LT_AGE=0
+LIBGPGMEPP_LT_AGE=1
 LIBGPGMEPP_LT_REVISION=2
 
 LIBQGPGME_LT_CURRENT=7