diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 4efa29bc..83ac94be 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,3 +1,12 @@
+3.9.91
+======
+* update the classic mode session and theme to work with the
+  new system menu
+* the usual round of updates and fixes for gnome-shell
+  API changes
+* updated translations (de, it, lt, nl, pl, pt_BR, sk,
+  zh_HK, zh_TW)
+
 3.9.90
 ======
 * xrandr-indicator was removed, as the implementation
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index ae1b133f..0836a58b 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 AC_PREREQ(2.63)
-AC_INIT([gnome-shell-extensions],[3.9.90],[https://bugzilla.gnome.org/enter_bug.cgi?product=gnome-shell&component=extensions])
+AC_INIT([gnome-shell-extensions],[3.9.91],[https://bugzilla.gnome.org/enter_bug.cgi?product=gnome-shell&component=extensions])
 
 AC_CONFIG_MACRO_DIR([m4])
 AC_CONFIG_AUX_DIR([config])