diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 843e800176..111ae8e876 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -11,10 +11,15 @@ Overview of Changes in GTK+ 3.19.8
 * CSS changes:
  - Allow loading svg imges
  - Fix baseline handling
+ - -gtk-recolor() works properly with hi-dpi now
+ - image() can be used in CSS now
 
 * Themes:
  - new radio / check implementation
 
+* Tools:
+ - gtk-builder-tool can now preview .ui files
+
 * Bugs fixed:
  464528 gdk_rectangle_union() and gdk_rectangle_intersect() should ign...
  608865 The default value of the property 'max-position' should be 214...
@@ -36,9 +41,12 @@ Overview of Changes in GTK+ 3.19.8
  761095 wayland: use shm_open instead of open in tmpdir
  761128 Selected text in password entry not drawn correctly
  761254 GtkDialog exposes public action_box internal child
+ 761026 File chooser: Make Escape close the dialog
+ 761318 css: Support the image() notation
 
 * Translation updates:
  German
+ Hungarian
 
 
 Overview of Changes in GTK+ 3.19.7
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 158f13bac1..4da1588747 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 
 m4_define([gtk_major_version], [3])
 m4_define([gtk_minor_version], [19])
-m4_define([gtk_micro_version], [7])
+m4_define([gtk_micro_version], [8])
 m4_define([gtk_interface_age], [0])
 m4_define([gtk_binary_age],
           [m4_eval(100 * gtk_minor_version + gtk_micro_version)])