diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 1c0dc1fc9..33eb12141 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+3.0.0.1
+=======
+
+* Fix problem with stuck event handling if network menu pops down while
+  user is using the scrollbar. [Owen Taylor]
+  https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=646825
+
 Contributors to GNOME Shell 3.0
 ===============================
 
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index ea192f641..fe7d3467c 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 AC_PREREQ(2.63)
-AC_INIT([gnome-shell],[3.0.0],[https://bugzilla.gnome.org/enter_bug.cgi?product=gnome-shell],[gnome-shell])
+AC_INIT([gnome-shell],[3.0.0.1],[https://bugzilla.gnome.org/enter_bug.cgi?product=gnome-shell],[gnome-shell])
 
 AC_CONFIG_HEADERS([config.h])
 AC_CONFIG_SRCDIR([src/shell-global.c])