diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index fe32008dc..dbfffa6ef 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,3 +1,21 @@
+Overview of changes in GLib 2.64.1
+==================================
+
+* Fix memory monitor tests to only be installed if installed-tests are enabled,
+  and to be skipped if GObject-Introspection is too old (!1407)
+
+* Bugs fixed:
+ - #1986 Socks5 Proxy: Authentication seems broken
+ - #1988 Socks5 Proxy: Wrong error returned when using no authentication
+ - !1407 Backport various patches from master to glib-2-64
+ - !1412 Backport SOCKS5 fixes to glib-2-64
+
+* Translation updates:
+ - Dutch
+ - Italian
+ - Serbian
+
+
 Overview of changes in GLib 2.64.0
 ==================================
 
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 60f7ce887..e1b4b7959 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 project('glib', 'c', 'cpp',
-  version : '2.64.0',
+  version : '2.64.1',
   # NOTE: We keep this pinned at 0.49 because that's what Debian 10 ships
   meson_version : '>= 0.49.2',
   default_options : [