diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index b6b35a9091..bc90046d9e 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,3 +1,26 @@
+Overview of Changes from GTK+ 2.24.29 to 2.24.30
+================================================
+
+* Win32:
+ - Build fixes
+
+* X11:
+ - Support Randr 1.5 monitor information
+
+* Bug fixes:
+ 722815 OS X: Deliver GdkModifierType during 'drag-motion'
+ 612611 Fix interaction between scrolling menus and automatic mnemonics
+ 699652 win32: On focus restore the window if iconified
+ 698652 win32: Properly handle show and focus
+        OS X: Fix clipboard image retrieval
+        OS X: Fix a crash when fullscreening
+ 758893 Prevent status icon size dithering
+
+* Translation updates:
+ Japanese
+ Thai
+
+
 Overview of Changes from GTK+ 2.24.28 to 2.24.29
 ================================================
 
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 7ed414c4f0..11698fbcb3 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@ AC_PREREQ(2.62)
 
 m4_define([gtk_major_version], [2])
 m4_define([gtk_minor_version], [24])
-m4_define([gtk_micro_version], [29])
-m4_define([gtk_interface_age], [29])
+m4_define([gtk_micro_version], [30])
+m4_define([gtk_interface_age], [30])
 m4_define([gtk_binary_age],
           [m4_eval(100 * gtk_minor_version + gtk_micro_version)])
 m4_define([gtk_version],