diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index cddfe3c..87bec80 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ dnl Copyright 2002-2008, 2010, 2012-2015, 2017, 2021, 2023-2024 Andrew Wood
 dnl
 dnl License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or later; see `docs/COPYING'.
 
-AC_INIT([pv], [1.9.7], [pv@ivarch.com], [pv], [https://www.ivarch.com/programs/pv.shtml])
+AC_INIT([pv], [1.9.15], [pv@ivarch.com], [pv], [https://www.ivarch.com/programs/pv.shtml])
 AC_CONFIG_SRCDIR([src/include/config.h.in])
 AC_CONFIG_AUX_DIR([build-aux])
 AC_CONFIG_HEADERS([src/include/config.h])
diff --git a/docs/NEWS.md b/docs/NEWS.md
index bd08821..722500a 100644
--- a/docs/NEWS.md
+++ b/docs/NEWS.md
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
-### UNRELEASED
+### 1.9.15 - 8 December 2024
 
  * *feature:* new **--format** sequence "**%nL**", showing the most recent line written (#121)
  * *feature:* each **--format** sequence now has a more readable equivalent name, for example "**%r**" can be written as "**%{rate}**"
  * *feature:* new **--format** sequences "**%{progress-bar-only}**" and "**%{progress-amount-only}**"
  * *fix:* allow **--format** to include "%nA" more than once, with different "n" values (#122)
- * *fix:* allow **--format** to include "%p" more than once
+ * *fix:* allow **--format** to include "%p" more than once, with optional width prefix
  * *fix:* calculate width correctly when wide characters are in **--format** strings
  * *fix:* add _configure_ script fallback for **--remote** check when cross-compiling (#120)
  * *fix:* allow **extra-display** to be changed by **--remote** (#123)
diff --git a/docs/pv.1 b/docs/pv.1
index d2cf068..8c0e1b3 100644
--- a/docs/pv.1
+++ b/docs/pv.1
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.TH PV 1 2024-12-07 pv-1.9.7 "User Commands"
+.TH PV 1 2024-12-08 pv-1.9.15 "User Commands"
 .\"
 .SH NAME
 pv \- monitor the progress of data through a pipe