diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index ab92ea19..34e1fadc 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,6 +1,22 @@
-GNU tar NEWS - User visible changes. 2019-01-02
+GNU tar NEWS - User visible changes. 2019-01-15
 Please send GNU tar bug reports to <bug-tar@gnu.org>
 
+
+version 1.31.90 (git)
+
+* Fix the use of --checkpoint without explicit --checkpoint-action
+
+* Fix extraction with the -U option
+
+See http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-tar/2019-01/msg00015.html,
+for details
+
+* Fix iconv usage on BSD-based systems
+
+* Fix possible NULL dereference (savannah bug #55369)
+
+* Improve the testsuite
+
 
 version 1.31 - Sergey Poznyakoff, 2019-01-02
 
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 28392f17..761f38cd 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], [1.31], [bug-tar@gnu.org])
+AC_INIT([GNU tar], [1.31.90], [bug-tar@gnu.org])
 AC_CONFIG_SRCDIR([src/tar.c])
 AC_CONFIG_AUX_DIR([build-aux])
 AC_CONFIG_HEADERS([config.h])