diff --git a/NEWS.rst b/NEWS.rst
index 2494be9..0ed7973 100644
--- a/NEWS.rst
+++ b/NEWS.rst
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+0.9.1
+=====
+
+- minor fix for compatibility with OSC version >= 1.6.1, to avoid HTTP bad
+  request errors when opening files.
+
 0.9.0
 =====
 
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 350121d..c5cc835 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ def getLongDesc():
 try:
     setup(
         name='oscfs',
-        version='0.8.1',
+        version='0.9.1',
         description='A FUSE based file system to access Open Build Service (OBS) instances',
         long_description=long_desc,
         author='Matthias Gerstner',