diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index b053409..0a14f63 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+util-linux 2.26: Jan 14 2014
+* see Documentation/releases/v2.26-ReleaseNotes or complete changelog at
+  ftp://ftp.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/util-linux/v2.26/v2.26-ChangeLog
+
 util-linux 2.25: Jul 22 2014
 * see Documentation/releases/v2.25-ReleaseNotes or complete changelog at
   ftp://ftp.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/util-linux/v2.25/v2.25-ChangeLog
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 9ad5274..1cb2840 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 
 dnl libblkid version
 LIBBLKID_VERSION="$PACKAGE_VERSION_MAJOR.$PACKAGE_VERSION_MINOR.$PACKAGE_VERSION_RELEASE"
-LIBBLKID_DATE="22-Jul-2014"
+LIBBLKID_DATE="12-Jan-2014"
 LIBBLKID_LT_MAJOR=1
 LIBBLKID_LT_MINOR=1
 LIBBLKID_LT_MICRO=0