diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 0ba17bb7..2836a46f 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+### mate-screensaver 1.24.1
+
+  * Translations update
+  * Fix invalid gnome-logo-white.svg
+  * Custom background image for lock screen
+  * build: silent build warnings for distcheck
+
 ### mate-screensaver 1.24.0
 
   * Translations update
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index fa4de450..2bd2d2e0 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ dnl -*- mode: m4 -*-
 
 AC_PREREQ(2.60)
 AC_INIT([mate-screensaver],
-        [1.24.0],
+        [1.24.1],
         [https://mate-desktop.org/])
 
 AC_CONFIG_SRCDIR(src/mate-screensaver.c)