diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 0dcc41150..702179394 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -4,6 +4,13 @@ See the end for copying conditions.
 
 Please send Guile bug reports to bug-guile@gnu.org.
 
+
+Changes in 1.8.8 (since 1.8.7)
+
+* Bugs fixed
+
+** Fix possible buffer overruns when parsing numbers
+
 
 Changes in 1.8.7 (since 1.8.6)
 
diff --git a/THANKS b/THANKS
index 47d3cfad4..3a98e3d4f 100644
--- a/THANKS
+++ b/THANKS
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ For fixes or providing information which led to a fix:
            Jeff Long
 	  Marco Maggi
         Gregory Marton
+      Kjetil S. Matheussen
         Antoine Mathys
             Dan McMahill
           Roger Mc Murtrie