diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 50dd71f..e590e8e 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 libraw1394 Release Notes
 
+Version 2.0.3:
+- various bug fixes, in particular for firewire stack
+
 Version 2.0.2:
 - Fixed license headers on new files introduced in v2.0.0 to be consistent
   with LGPL v2.1.
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 86f0a63..0d41a51 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # process this file with autoconf to get a configure script
 
-AC_INIT(libraw1394, 2.0.2)
+AC_INIT(libraw1394, 2.0.3)
 AC_CONFIG_SRCDIR(src/raw1394.h)
 AM_CONFIG_HEADER(config.h)