diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index cd54a12466..e5dfd10d48 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+udev 149
+========
+Fix for a possible endless loop in the new input_id program.
+
+
 udev 148
 ========
 Bugfixes.
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 12271f1461..29e19f09ab 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-AC_INIT([udev], [148], [linux-hotplug@vger.kernel.org])
+AC_INIT([udev], [149], [linux-hotplug@vger.kernel.org])
 AC_PREREQ(2.60)
 AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE([check-news foreign 1.9 dist-bzip2 subdir-objects])
 m4_ifdef([AM_SILENT_RULES], [AM_SILENT_RULES([yes])])