diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index c25f161..b3fc89d 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ if ("${CMAKE_C_COMPILER_ID}" MATCHES "GNU" OR CMAKE_COMPILER_IS_GNUC)
 endif ("${CMAKE_C_COMPILER_ID}" MATCHES "GNU" OR CMAKE_COMPILER_IS_GNUC)
 
 # Version
-set (project_version "0.9.3.1")
+set (project_version "0.9.4")
 
 # Try to append commit ID if it follows a version tag.  It might be nicer if
 # we could also detect dirty worktrees but that's very hard to get right.
diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 2de64c8..f819d4f 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,9 +1,16 @@
-0.9.3.1 (2016-04-??)
+0.9.4 (2016-04-28) "Oops"
 
  * degesch: fix crash on characters invalid in Windows-1252
 
+ * degesch: add an auto-rejoin plugin
+
+ * degesch: better date change messages with customizable formatting;
+   now also used in the backlog, so it looks closer to regular output
+
  * ZyklonB: add a calc plugin providing a basic Scheme REPL
 
+ * ZyklonB: add a seen plugin
+
  * kike, ZyklonB: use pledge(2) on OpenBSD
 
 
diff --git a/README.adoc b/README.adoc
index a427859..9510721 100644
--- a/README.adoc
+++ b/README.adoc
@@ -162,3 +162,6 @@ is included within the package, or, at your option, you may relicense the work
 under the MIT or the Modified BSD License, as listed at the following site:
 
 http://www.gnu.org/licenses/license-list.html
+
+Note that 'degesch' technically becomes GPL-licensed when you compile it against
+GNU Readline, but that is not a concern of this source package.