diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index f6f55651..609fc47b 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -5,12 +5,12 @@ Approximate change log for AVRDUDE by version.
 (For more detailed changes, see the ChangeLog file.)
 
 ----------------------------------------------------------------------
-Current:
+Version 5.10:
 
   * Bugfixes
       - bug #28660: Problem with loading intel hex rom files that exceed
         0x10000 bytes
-      - see ChangeLog for more details
+      - see ChangeLog for further details
 
   * New Features
       - (JTAG ICE / AVR Dragon) apply external reset if JTAG ID could
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 15d6b8b8..38b8ecde 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 # Process this file with autoconf to produce a configure script.
 
 AC_PREREQ(2.57)
-AC_INIT(avrdude, 5.9svn, avrdude-dev@nongnu.org)
+AC_INIT(avrdude, 5.10, avrdude-dev@nongnu.org)
 
 AC_CANONICAL_BUILD
 AC_CANONICAL_HOST