diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 6cdc432..c971bec 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -4,13 +4,12 @@ Version 1.1.0:
   raw1394_iso_recv_init() changed, and likewise, the libtool/.so version
   numbers changed to reflect a new interface that is not backwards compatible!
 - added raw1394_arm_set_buf() and raw1394_arm_get_buf() functions.
+- added raw1394_new_handle_on_port() to make initialization simpler.
 - new, consistent versioning scheme. 1.0.0 was reported by pkg-config in 0.10
   series; hence, 1.1.0 in this release.
 - removed outdated, bogus "linking required only" version symbols in 
   version.c - use pkg-config now.
 - dropped libraw1394.m4 - use pkg-config now.
-- incremented the raw1394 kernel API protocol version to 5 due to features 
-  introduced in v0.10.
 - added RPM spec file.
 
 Version 0.10:
diff --git a/src/kernel-raw1394.h b/src/kernel-raw1394.h
index 6a3fa7c..cd4fc47 100644
--- a/src/kernel-raw1394.h
+++ b/src/kernel-raw1394.h
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 /* header for the raw1394 API that is exported to user-space */
 
-#define RAW1394_KERNELAPI_VERSION 5
+#define RAW1394_KERNELAPI_VERSION 4
 
 /* state: opened */
 #define RAW1394_REQ_INITIALIZE    1