diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 8b286955..a934a445 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+### mate-system-monitor 1.26.1
+
+  * Translations update
+  * Fix Information Fields not being saved
+  * Fix a warning in japanese translations
+  * Add preferences.ui in POTFILES.in
+
 ### mate-system-monitor 1.26.0
 
   * Translations update
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index bc0414d7..43601636 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ dnl Process this file with autoconf to produce a configure script.
 AC_PREREQ([2.63])
 
 AC_INIT([mate-system-monitor],
-	[1.26.0],
+	[1.26.1],
 	[https://github.com/mate-desktop/mate-system-monitor/issues],
 	[mate-system-monitor],
 	[https://mate-desktop.org])