diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index dc7f2f71..b4a5915c 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,4 +1,8 @@
 
+0.125.3
+ - fixed SSL proxy support
+ - fixed meta attribute create and set calls
+
 0.125
  - add "osc pull" command to fetch and merge changes in the link target
  - new proxy support via SSL
diff --git a/osc/commandline.py b/osc/commandline.py
index 2f40c536..cb8f0458 100644
--- a/osc/commandline.py
+++ b/osc/commandline.py
@@ -569,7 +569,8 @@ class Osc(cmdln.Cmdln):
                 opts.set = opts.set.replace('&', '&amp;').replace('<', '&lt;').replace('>', '&gt;')
                 for i in opts.set.split(','):
                     values += '<value>%s</value>' % i
-            d = '<attributes><attribute name=\'%s\' >%s</attribute></attributes>' % (opts.attribute, values)
+            aname = opts.attribute.split(":")
+            d = '<attributes><attribute namespace=\'%s\' name=\'%s\' >%s</attribute></attributes>' % (aname[0], aname[1], values)
             url = makeurl(conf.config['apiurl'], attributepath)
             for data in streamfile(url, http_POST, data=d):
                 sys.stdout.write(data)
diff --git a/osc/core.py b/osc/core.py
index e4ee17fe..417950b0 100644
--- a/osc/core.py
+++ b/osc/core.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 # and distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public Licence,
 # either version 2, or version 3 (at your option).
 
-__version__ = '0.125.2'
+__version__ = '0.125.3'
 
 # __store_version__ is to be incremented when the format of the working copy
 # "store" changes in an incompatible way. Please add any needed migration