diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 0d59660..850d4f3 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 
 Codecrypt ChangeLog
 
+1.7.4
+
+- maintenance release that fixes some cosmetic issues for debianization
+
 1.7.3
 
 - tiny fixes in mce_qcmdpc to improve decoding
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 0b18298..c5b057a 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 
 AC_PREREQ(2.6)
-AC_INIT([codecrypt], [1.7.3])
+AC_INIT([codecrypt], [1.7.4])
 AC_CONFIG_AUX_DIR(.) # because of libtoolize
 AC_CONFIG_MACRO_DIR([m4])