diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index c585675e..4d166e24 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+### mate-media 1.28.1
+
+  * Distribute Meson build system
+
 ### mate-system-monitor 1.28.0
 
   * Translations update
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 1dd9d19f..eb61afc0 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ dnl Process this file with autoconf to produce a configure script.
 AC_PREREQ([2.63])
 
 AC_INIT([mate-system-monitor],
-	[1.28.0],
+	[1.28.1],
 	[https://github.com/mate-desktop/mate-system-monitor/issues],
 	[mate-system-monitor],
 	[https://mate-desktop.org])
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index cac965a6..7596cfb9 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ project('mate-system-monitor',
   default_options : [
     'c_std=c11', 'cpp_std=c++11', 'warning_level=3'
   ],
-  version: '1.28.0',
+  version: '1.28.1',
   meson_version: '>=0.50.0',
 )