diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 6c9a8e2f4..71d12c90b 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+util-linux 2.37.1: Jul 22 2021
+* see Documentation/releases/v2.37.1-ReleaseNotes or the complete changelog at
+  https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/util-linux/v2.37/v2.37.1-ChangeLog
+
 util-linux 2.37: Jun 1 2021
 * see Documentation/releases/v2.37-ReleaseNotes or the complete changelog at
   https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/util-linux/v2.37/v2.37-ChangeLog
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 58a2e3bdb..bc9549daf 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="01-Jun-2021"
+LIBBLKID_DATE="22-Jul-2021"
 LIBBLKID_LT_MAJOR=1
 LIBBLKID_LT_MINOR=1
 LIBBLKID_LT_MICRO=0