diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 503993a..40de173 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+0.21.6
+ * meson: Make dbus-run-session optional [!157]
+ * meson: Actually include bash-completion subdir [!158]
+
 0.21.5
  * session: Tolerate non-approved DH parameter usage in FIPS mode [!145]
  * Add some missing GIR annotations [!140]
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 0e9384b..9edd873 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 project('libsecret', 'c',
-  version: '0.21.5',
+  version: '0.21.6',
   license: 'LGPL-2.1-or-later AND GPL-2.0-or-later AND Apache-2.0',
   meson_version: '>= 0.50',
 )