diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 1534ad34733168e9fc0dad2a54cdac14c42025ae..2e473e58109643c11f456b137d4f01046ec7c45b 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ project(whiskermenu)
 # version number
 set(whiskermenu_version_major "2")
 set(whiskermenu_version_minor "4")
-set(whiskermenu_version_micro "5")
+set(whiskermenu_version_micro "6")
 set(whiskermenu_version_tag "")
 set(whiskermenu_version "${whiskermenu_version_major}.${whiskermenu_version_minor}.${whiskermenu_version_micro}")
 if(${whiskermenu_version_tag} MATCHES "git")
diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index d08e46494133f3058411c74654ff176829479bc9..fc9f2a57d649a3af4ba8c4723b864ab541a3e9bc 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2.4.6
+=====
+- Fix crash during grab check. (Issue #19)
+- Fix background incorrect without compositing.
+
 2.4.5
 =====
 - Fix saving plugin title with overridden default text. (Bug #16822)