diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 9592e27f..dd740f6f 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ Changes in release 0.33.0:
  - ne_ssl.h: ne_ssl_trust_default_ca() now a no-op for non-SSL sessions
  - ne_request.h: add ne_add_interim_handler() to handle interim
    (1xx) responses; headers in interim responses are now accessible
+ - ne_basic.h: add ne_putbuf()
 * Bug fixes:
  - test suite now works correctly on IPv6-only hosts (Jeremy Sowden)
  - fixes for building against LibreSSL (orbea)
diff --git a/macros/neon.m4 b/macros/neon.m4
index c5aa8f31..f03d9313 100644
--- a/macros/neon.m4
+++ b/macros/neon.m4
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ NE_VERSION_MINOR=33
 NE_VERSION_PATCH=0
 NE_VERSION_TAG=-dev
 
-# 0.33.x is backwards-compatible to 0.27.x, so AGE=5
+# 0.33.x is backwards-compatible to 0.27.x, so AGE=6
 NE_LIBTOOL_VERSINFO="33:${NE_VERSION_PATCH}:6"
 
 NE_DEFINE_VERSIONS