diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index bff17cb67..d2a006aee 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,3 +1,22 @@
+PipeWire 0.2.97
+
+Eigth pre-release for upcomming 0.3:
+
+- Build fixes
+- pw-cat improvement: Fix remote name, add midi support
+- add device subscribe params for completeness
+- jack and pulseaudio compatibility fixes
+- Fix a bug in resampler, add quality option, tweaked quality
+  settings, tested now against https://src.infinitewave.ca/
+  testsignals and submitted results for publication.
+- Fix awkwardness in buffer negotiations, the default number of
+  buffers was 4 and jack could only handle 2, causing
+  corruption. Also implement negotiation of Step ranges.
+- Fix device reservation to work together with pulseaudio,
+  previously we would block pulseaudio.
+
+Older versions:
+
 PipeWire 0.2.96
 
 Seventh pre-release for upcomming 0.3:
@@ -14,8 +33,6 @@ Seventh pre-release for upcomming 0.3:
 - Require libspa in pkg-config file
 - Limit buffers to 16 to support old clients
 
-Older versions:
-
 PipeWire 0.2.95
 
 Sixth pre-release for upcomming 0.3:
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 4602c3f24..804e8d1eb 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 project('pipewire', ['c' ],
-  version : '0.2.96',
+  version : '0.2.97',
   license : 'MIT',
   meson_version : '>= 0.50.0',
   default_options : [ 'warning_level=1',