diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 784a3fa1..8f04ec35 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,6 +1,15 @@
 NEWS
 ====
 
+0.6.1 - February 22nd 2005
+--------------------------
+
+Completed <lib:Extension> support, added full bidirectional query string support
+for AuthnContextStatementRef, AuthnContextClassRef and AuthnContextComparison,
+fixed a crasher-bug in a rare case of single sign on profile, tested and
+shipped with Microsoft Visual Studio project files.
+
+
 0.6.0 - January 27th 2005
 -------------------------
 
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index bcee67bf..a352cf27 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ dnl - Second number is the number of supported API versions where API version >
 dnl   first number.
 dnl - Third number is the current API version implementation version number.
 dnl See libtool explanations about current, age and release, later in this file.
-AC_INIT([Liberty Alliance Single Sign On], 0.6.0, lasso-devel@lists.labs.libre-entreprise.org)
+AC_INIT([Liberty Alliance Single Sign On], 0.6.1, lasso-devel@lists.labs.libre-entreprise.org)
 dnl Check if autoconf ver > 2.53
 AC_PREREQ(2.53)
 dnl Check existence of a relative pathed source file.
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ dnl Copy stamp REVISIO-INFO in the configure script.
 AC_REVISION($Revision$)
 
 dnl Run many macros mostly needed by configure.ac.
-AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE(lasso, 0.6.0)
+AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE(lasso, 0.6.1)
 dnl Create rules to automaticaly regenerate the config header.
 AM_CONFIG_HEADER(lasso/lasso_config.h)
 dnl Add --enable-maintainer-mode option to configure.
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ dnl - interfaces removed -> AGE = 0
 # m = a
 # r = r
 current=`expr $VERSION_MAJOR + $VERSION_MINOR`
-LASSO_VERSION_INFO="3:0:0"
+LASSO_VERSION_INFO="4:1:1"
 AC_SUBST(LASSO_VERSION_INFO)
 
 dnl Compute the minimal supported ABI version for Win32 scripts and resources files.
diff --git a/doap.rdf b/doap.rdf
index 457779d1..cac1389a 100644
--- a/doap.rdf
+++ b/doap.rdf
@@ -52,6 +52,10 @@
       </CVSRepository>
     </repository>
     <release>
+      <Version>
+        <created>2005-02-22</created>
+        <revision>0.6.1</revision>
+      </Version>
       <Version>
         <created>2005-01-27</created>
         <revision>0.6.0</revision>