diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 65116bc961ae6c1125be7b762c8ac2ef119bbe02..592b92b7b46802d3d9fe51bf8162bb3a491c7dc9 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -6,6 +6,19 @@ See the end for copying conditions.
 
 Please send GNU Wget2 bug reports to <bug-wget@gnu.org>.
 
+30.05.2018 Release 1.99.1 (alpha)
+  * Enhance docs
+  * Enhance building on many platforms
+  * Enhance statistics
+  * Add --http2-request-window=SIZE
+  * Add --https-enforce=TYPE
+  * Add --compression=TYPE
+  * Add --retry-connrefused
+  * Add more fuzzing
+  * Add more tests
+  * Add more CI testing
+  * Fix bugs
+
 11.01.2018 Release 1.99.0 (alpha)
   * Add HTTP/2.0
   * Add IDNA 2008 / TR46
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 4339684faf34e9cd39132976733ece71e443a3f5..71d2d9b99dbfb57e065430094d3ee1ddfcb84648 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ CFLAGS=$CFLAGS
 LDFLAGS=$LDFLAGS
 
 AC_PREREQ([2.67])
-AC_INIT([wget2], [1.99.0], [bug-wget@gnu.org], [wget2], [https://savannah.gnu.org/projects/wget])
+AC_INIT([wget2], [1.99.1], [bug-wget@gnu.org], [wget2], [https://savannah.gnu.org/projects/wget])
 
 AC_CONFIG_MACRO_DIR([m4])
 AC_CONFIG_AUX_DIR([build-aux])