diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 72056b1..885c3f9 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -5,3 +5,4 @@ libguestfs-1.5.3.tar.gz
 /libguestfs-1.5.6.tar.gz
 /libguestfs-1.5.7.tar.gz
 /libguestfs-1.5.8.tar.gz
+/libguestfs-1.5.9.tar.gz
diff --git a/libguestfs.spec b/libguestfs.spec
index 8bf6662..0814433 100644
--- a/libguestfs.spec
+++ b/libguestfs.spec
@@ -41,8 +41,8 @@
 Summary:       Access and modify virtual machine disk images
 Name:          libguestfs
 Epoch:         1
-Version:       1.5.8
-Release:       2%{?dist}
+Version:       1.5.9
+Release:       1%{?dist}
 License:       LGPLv2+
 Group:         Development/Libraries
 URL:           http://libguestfs.org/
@@ -742,6 +742,9 @@ rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT
 
 
 %changelog
+* Wed Sep  8 2010 Richard Jones <rjones@redhat.com> - 1:1.5.9-1
+- New upstream version 1.5.9.
+
 * Mon Sep  6 2010 Richard Jones <rjones@redhat.com> - 1:1.5.8-2
 - Add patch to work around RHBZ#630583 and reenable tests.
 
diff --git a/sources b/sources
index ac98a64..be50f64 100644
--- a/sources
+++ b/sources
@@ -1 +1 @@
-733c6db71c2593b2941b9ea4dc6598c3  libguestfs-1.5.8.tar.gz
+a78acb02ab4dd719e5f3e40c30b637cc  libguestfs-1.5.9.tar.gz