diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 9e45a01fc..ed0552796 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,3 +1,20 @@
+2012-10-28
+Version 3.4.2 -- the "We're all individuals!" bug fix release.
+* Some fixes on NarrativeWeb report
+* Some fixes on book report
+* Improvement on database path interface and user's preferences
+* Consistency on Name display and regex support
+* Some platform-specific fixes for Windows system environment
+* Better support for media links on Gedcom file format
+* Fix possible incorrect family relations on Gedcom file format
+* Various fixes on citation records
+* Fix and improve places handling on Geography views
+* Fix on command line arguments
+* Consistency on PDF file format
+* New language: Greek
+* Various updated translations
+* Changelog: http://www.gramps-project.org/bugs/changelog_page.php?version_id=32
+
 2012-08-23
 Version 3.4.1 -- The "A tiger? In Africa?!" bug fix release.
 Mention in the release that upgrading is advised for two critical issues:
diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index 1b0396624..2610aaee0 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -11,10 +11,10 @@ AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE([1.6.3 foreign])
 
 AC_CONFIG_MACRO_DIR([m4])
 
-RELEASE=0.SVN$(svnversion -n .)
+dnl RELEASE=0.SVN$(svnversion -n .)
 dnl RELEASE=0beta
 dnl RELEASE=0rc1
-dnl RELEASE=1
+RELEASE=1
 
 VERSIONSTRING=$VERSION
 if test x"$RELEASE" != "x"