diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 9a10b8b8..4a216758 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-GNU tar NEWS - User visible changes. 2025-07-26
+GNU tar NEWS - User visible changes. 2025-10-19
 Please send GNU tar bug reports to <bug-tar@gnu.org>
 
-version TBD
+version 1.35.90 (git)
 
 * New manual section "Reproducibility", for reproducible tarballs.
 
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index d6e3041e..334c3510 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], [1.35], [bug-tar@gnu.org])
+AC_INIT([GNU tar], [1.35.90], [bug-tar@gnu.org])
 AC_CONFIG_SRCDIR([src/tar.c])
 AC_CONFIG_AUX_DIR([build-aux])
 AC_CONFIG_HEADERS([config.h])