diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index ffeb4b84..1a264b05 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,6 +1,17 @@
-GNU tar NEWS - User visible changes. 2013-10-05
+GNU tar NEWS - User visible changes. 2013-11-17
 Please send GNU tar bug reports to <bug-tar@gnu.org>
 
+
+version 1.27.1 - Sergey Poznyakoff, 2013-11-17
+
+* Bug fixes
+
+* Fix unquoting of file names obtained via the -T option.
+
+* Fix GNU long link header timestamp (backward compatibility).
+
+* Fix extracting sparse members from star archives.
+
 
 version 1.27 - Sergey Poznyakoff, 2013-10-05
 
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index e572b774..c9d1250e 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 # You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 # along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
-AC_INIT([GNU tar], [1.27], [bug-tar@gnu.org])
+AC_INIT([GNU tar], [1.27.1], [bug-tar@gnu.org])
 AC_CONFIG_SRCDIR([src/tar.c])
 AC_CONFIG_AUX_DIR([build-aux])
 AC_CONFIG_HEADERS([config.h])