diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index a09eedb..b593383 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+util-linux 2.29-rc2: Oct 19 2016
+* see Documentation/releases/v2.29-ReleaseNotes or the complete changelog at
+  ftp://ftp.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/util-linux/v2.29/v2.29-rc2-ChangeLog
+
 util-linux 2.29-rc1: Sep 30 2016
 * see Documentation/releases/v2.29-ReleaseNotes or the complete changelog at
   ftp://ftp.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/util-linux/v2.29/v2.29-rc1-ChangeLog
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 39600bc..61264b1 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
 
 dnl libblkid version
 LIBBLKID_VERSION="$PACKAGE_VERSION_MAJOR.$PACKAGE_VERSION_MINOR.$PACKAGE_VERSION_RELEASE"
-LIBBLKID_DATE="30-Sep-2016"
+LIBBLKID_DATE="19-Oct-2016"
 LIBBLKID_LT_MAJOR=1
 LIBBLKID_LT_MINOR=1
 LIBBLKID_LT_MICRO=0