diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 12b430ce..a2f131ca 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 Copyright (C) 2014 Tim Rühsen
 
+15.09.2015 Release V0.9.0
+  * Added semantic checks to PSL entries when generating built-in data
+  * Fix test suite for TLD exceptions (not used yet in reality)
+  * Removed wrong assumption from test suite
+  * Support explicit combination of 'foo.bar' and '*.foo.bar'
+
 14.08.2015 Release V0.8.1
   * Fix documentation 
   * Add syntax checking of tests_psl.txt
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index fdf14e8b..399565da 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 
-AC_INIT([libpsl], [0.8.1], [tim.ruehsen@gmx.de], [libpsl], [http://github.com/rockdaboot/libpsl])
+AC_INIT([libpsl], [0.9.0], [tim.ruehsen@gmx.de], [libpsl], [http://github.com/rockdaboot/libpsl])
 AC_PREREQ([2.59])
 AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE([1.10 -Wall no-define foreign])
 
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ PKG_PROG_PKG_CONFIG
 # 4. If any interfaces have been added, removed, or changed since the last update, increment current, and set revision to 0.
 # 5. If any interfaces have been added since the last public release, then increment age.
 # 6. If any existing interfaces have been removed or changed since the last public release, then set age to 0. 
-AC_SUBST([LIBPSL_SO_VERSION], [2:5:2])
+AC_SUBST([LIBPSL_SO_VERSION], [2:6:2])
 AC_SUBST([LIBPSL_VERSION], $VERSION)
 
 # Check for enable/disable builtin PSL data