diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index e788d2edb9e..51e031c0c90 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,12 @@
+Summary of changes from v176 to v177
+============================================
+
+Kay Sievers (3):
+      Makefile: update kernel.org sign and upload hook
+      rule_generator: fix to install rules in rules.d/
+      rule_generator: use += for dist_udevhome_DATA
+
+
 Summary of changes from v175 to v176
 ============================================
 
diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 85e206c81de..0973d80668c 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+udev 177
+========
+Bugfix for rule_generator instalation.
+
 udev 176
 ========
 The 'devtmpfs' filesystem is required now, udev will not create or delete
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 79d0cd7a88c..ada06d78621 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 AC_PREREQ(2.60)
 AC_INIT([udev],
-       [176],
+       [177],
        [linux-hotplug@vger.kernel.org],
        [udev],
        [http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/kernel/hotplug/udev.html])