diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 44a16d1..fc90010 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
+0.5.30:
+
+This patch release fixes sed usage ('\s' vs '[[:space:]]') in
+slibtool's own build system. Release immediately in order to
+prevent build errors in strict build environments.
+
+- build system: ccenv_output_defs(): use conformant sed construct.
+
 0.5.29:
 
 This patch release provides a few important additions and bug fixes,
diff --git a/project/tagver.mk b/project/tagver.mk
index bb04bbe..b8b3f71 100644
--- a/project/tagver.mk
+++ b/project/tagver.mk
@@ -2,4 +2,4 @@ VER_NAMESPACE	= SLBT
 
 VER_MAJOR	= 0
 VER_MINOR	= 5
-VER_PATCH	= 29
+VER_PATCH	= 30