diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 380dc967..129056f1 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 GNU tar NEWS - User visible changes.
 Please send GNU tar bug reports to <bug-tar@gnu.org>
 
-version 1.15.2 (CVS version -- unreleased)
+version 1.15.90 - Sergey Poznyakoff, 2006-02-19
 
 * New features
 
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index f9e9a183..b7e44aff 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 # Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA
 # 02110-1301, USA.
 
-AC_INIT([GNU tar], [1.15.2], [bug-tar@gnu.org])
+AC_INIT([GNU tar], [1.15.90], [bug-tar@gnu.org])
 AC_CONFIG_SRCDIR([src/tar.c])
 AC_CONFIG_AUX_DIR([build-aux])
 AC_CONFIG_HEADERS([config.h:config.hin])