diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index c39966ec..aa84c326 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+Version 1.6.6 (2019-02-27)
+  o Several bugfixes related to route propagation
+
 Version 1.6.5 (2019-01-05)
   o MRT table dumps (RFC 6396)
   o BGP Long-lived graceful restart
diff --git a/misc/bird.spec b/misc/bird.spec
index df4ccbfa..a90a8f13 100644
--- a/misc/bird.spec
+++ b/misc/bird.spec
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 Summary: BIRD Internet Routing Daemon
 Name: bird
-Version: 1.6.5
+Version: 1.6.6
 Release: 1
 Copyright: GPL
 Group: Networking/Daemons
diff --git a/sysdep/config.h b/sysdep/config.h
index a48fc80d..e18c3dc3 100644
--- a/sysdep/config.h
+++ b/sysdep/config.h
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 #define _BIRD_CONFIG_H_
 
 /* BIRD version */
-#define BIRD_VERSION "1.6.5"
+#define BIRD_VERSION "1.6.6"
 
 /* Include parameters determined by configure script */
 #include "sysdep/autoconf.h"