diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index b5933831e..669febd78 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+util-linux 2.29: Nov 8 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-ChangeLog
+
 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
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 8855e39a3..1bd7d2e89 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ PACKAGE_VERSION_RELEASE=$(echo $PACKAGE_VERSION | awk -F. '{print $3}' \
 
 dnl libblkid version
 LIBBLKID_VERSION="$PACKAGE_VERSION_MAJOR.$PACKAGE_VERSION_MINOR.$PACKAGE_VERSION_RELEASE"
-LIBBLKID_DATE="19-Oct-2016"
+LIBBLKID_DATE="08-Nov-2016"
 LIBBLKID_LT_MAJOR=1
 LIBBLKID_LT_MINOR=1
 LIBBLKID_LT_MICRO=0