diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 11c4093a1..ff87bdd70 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 2004-04-06  Werner Koch  <wk@gnupg.org>
 
+	Released 1.9.7.
+
 	* configure.ac: Require libgcrypt 1.1.94.
 	Introduce PACKAGE_GT and set it to gnupg2.
 
diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index a4c909fa3..763b7707f 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-Noteworthy changes in version 1.9.7
+Noteworthy changes in version 1.9.7 (2004-04-06)
 ------------------------------------------------
 
  * Instrumented the modules for gpgconf.
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 8c167f9e2..a3a4e3d0b 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ min_automake_version="1.7.6"
 
 # Version number: Remember to change it immediately *after* a release.
 #                 Add a "-cvs" prefix for non-released code.
-AC_INIT(gnupg, 1.9.7-cvs, gnupg-devel@gnupg.org)
+AC_INIT(gnupg, 1.9.7, gnupg-devel@gnupg.org)
 # Set development_version to yes if the minor number is odd or you
 # feel that the default check for a development version is not
 # sufficient.