diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 42fb1747..36084a7a 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
+3.7.4
+=====
+* a separate configure switch has been added to enable
+  classic mode session definitions
+* places-menu is no longer part of the classic-mode
+  extension set
+* updated translations (ar, gl, hu, lt, pt_BR, sr)
+
 3.7.3
 =====
 * new extensions: default-min-max, static-workspaces
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index bea08867..6ee685aa 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 AC_PREREQ(2.63)
-AC_INIT([gnome-shell-extensions],[3.7.3],[https://bugzilla.gnome.org/enter_bug.cgi?product=gnome-shell&component=extensions])
+AC_INIT([gnome-shell-extensions],[3.7.4],[https://bugzilla.gnome.org/enter_bug.cgi?product=gnome-shell&component=extensions])
 
 AC_CONFIG_MACRO_DIR([m4])
 AC_CONFIG_AUX_DIR([config])