diff --git a/NEWS.org b/NEWS.org
index 1fc8181..4df0389 100644
--- a/NEWS.org
+++ b/NEWS.org
@@ -1,3 +1,13 @@
+* 2021-03-03 version 0.5.9
+
+  - Breaking changes
+    - The favicon.txt (gemini://mozz.us/files/rfc_gemini_favicon.gmi)
+      is now disabled by default, user can enable setting the configurarion directive
+      'gemini.fetch.favicon' to 'yes'.
+  - Improvements
+    - Removed dependency on GNU AWK, any standard AWK implemmentation will
+      be able to be used by the building script 'quick_quicklisp.sh'.
+
 * 2021-02-20 version 0.5.3
 
   - Bugfix
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 31e2888..173903d 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ dnl You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 dnl along with this program.
 dnl If not, see [[http://www.gnu.org/licenses/][http://www.gnu.org/licenses/]].
 
-AC_INIT([tinmop],[0.5.3],[https://notabug.org/cage/tinmop/],[tinmop])
+AC_INIT([tinmop],[0.5.9],[https://notabug.org/cage/tinmop/],[tinmop])
 
 AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE([-Wall foreign])
 
diff --git a/tinmop.asd b/tinmop.asd
index 5a8c69c..b8f7d4c 100644
--- a/tinmop.asd
+++ b/tinmop.asd
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 (defsystem :tinmop
   :author      "cage"
   :license     "GPLv3"
-  :version     "0.5.3"
+  :version     "0.5.9"
   :pathname    "src"
   :serial      t
   :depends-on (:alexandria