diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index a0d3b5e..cd8e391 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ EXTRA_DIST =	pkg.m4 \
 		tests/lib1/fragment-collision-intermediary.pc \
 		tests/lib1/fragment-collision-1.pc \
 		tests/lib1/fragment-collision-2.pc \
+		tests/lib1/fragment-comment.pc \
 		tests/lib1/fragment-escaping-1.pc \
 		tests/lib1/fragment-escaping-2.pc \
 		tests/lib1/fragment-escaping-3.pc \
diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 79c693f..ef94565 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -7,12 +7,23 @@ Changes from 1.7.3 to 1.7.4:
 * Bug fixes:
   - Fix null-dereference crash when pulling a malformed 'uninstalled'
     .pc file into a dependency tree.  Patch by Tobias Stöckmann.
+  - Fix truncation of comment characters when quoted.
+  - Fix handling of .pc module names in --list-all on Windows.
+    Patch by Ryan Scott.
+  - Handle platforms where realpath(3) requires a pre-allocated buffer.
+    Patch by Fabian Groffen.
+  - Fix version whitespace warning.
+    Patch by Christoph Reiter.
 
 * Enhancements:
   - Rewrite DOS paths on native Windows builds that don't use
     Cygwin/MSYS.
   - Add WantDefaultPure cross-compiler personality option.
   - Prefer --static --pure linking on Windows.
+  - Add PKG_CONFIG_DONT_DEFINE_PREFIX environment variable.
+    Patch by Jeff Moguillansky.
+  - Many improvements when building pkgconf with Meson.
+    Patches by Christoph Reiter.
 
 Changes from 1.7.2 to 1.7.3:
 ----------------------------
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 8753ce9..cd6ab67 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ dnl implied.  In no event shall the authors be liable for any damages arising
 dnl from the use of this software.
 
 AC_PREREQ([2.68])
-AC_INIT([pkgconf], [1.7.3], [https://github.com/pkgconf/pkgconf/issues/new])
+AC_INIT([pkgconf], [1.7.4], [https://github.com/pkgconf/pkgconf/issues/new])
 AC_CONFIG_SRCDIR([cli/main.c])
 AC_CONFIG_MACRO_DIR([m4])
 AX_CHECK_COMPILE_FLAG([-Wall], [CFLAGS="$CFLAGS -Wall"])
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index d5697e0..e7822b8 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 project('pkgconf', 'c',
-  version : '1.7.3',
+  version : '1.7.4',
   license : 'ISC',
   meson_version : '>=0.47')