diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 8f579f35f7..57054f7ec1 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+udev 166
+========
+Bugfixes.
+
 udev 165
 ========
 Bugfixes.
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 7fda8bba47..9d35cfced0 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-AC_INIT([udev], [165], [linux-hotplug@vger.kernel.org])
+AC_INIT([udev], [166], [linux-hotplug@vger.kernel.org])
 AC_PREREQ(2.60)
 AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE([check-news foreign 1.10 dist-bzip2 subdir-objects])
 m4_ifdef([AM_SILENT_RULES], [AM_SILENT_RULES([yes])])