diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index d9d4a882..63dc9642 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+2.6.7 (February 8, 2024)
+------------------------
+
+This version fixes an error introduced in the previous version that caused the Hunspell provider to fail on startup. Apologies!
+
+
 2.6.6 (February 4, 2024)
 ------------------------
 
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 4b175450..8092eca6 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 # along with this program; if not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
 AC_PREREQ([2.71])
-AC_INIT([enchant],[2.6.6])
+AC_INIT([enchant],[2.6.7])
 AC_CONFIG_SRCDIR(src/enchant.h)
 AC_CONFIG_AUX_DIR([build-aux])
 AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE([subdir-objects tar-ustar])