diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 499bf0330..9ae3bfdb4 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+util-linux 2.35: Dec 11 2019
+* see Documentation/releases/v2.35-ReleaseNotes or the complete changelog at
+  https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/util-linux/v2.35/v2.35-rc1-ChangeLog
+
 util-linux 2.34: Jun 14 2019
 * see Documentation/releases/v2.34-ReleaseNotes or the complete changelog at
   https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/util-linux/v2.34/v2.34-ChangeLog
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index c96022b1f..40352a0fb 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ PACKAGE_VERSION_RELEASE=$(echo $PACKAGE_VERSION | awk -F. '{
 
 dnl libblkid version
 LIBBLKID_VERSION="$PACKAGE_VERSION_MAJOR.$PACKAGE_VERSION_MINOR.$PACKAGE_VERSION_RELEASE"
-LIBBLKID_DATE="14-Jun-2019"
+LIBBLKID_DATE="11-Dec-2019"
 LIBBLKID_LT_MAJOR=1
 LIBBLKID_LT_MINOR=1
 LIBBLKID_LT_MICRO=0