diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 069c7e84a228ccaf110ef991f7a25e597919f755..c25d04f105bfc215aaffff4b56508cc9296108d5 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,5 +1,13 @@
-GNU tar NEWS - User visible changes. 2007-06-08
+GNU tar NEWS - User visible changes. 2007-06-29
 Please send GNU tar bug reports to <bug-tar@gnu.org>
+
+
+version 1.18 - Sergey Poznyakoff, 2007-06-29
+
+* Licensed under the GPLv3
+
+* Fixed several bugs in the testsuite
+
 
 version 1.17 - Sergey Poznyakoff, 2007-06-08
 
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 532b4ebd6efab311fed588f49b2a85c8ec44127a..b0ebe263f959c747423e4ec03e5cd0b5daf0577c 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 # Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA
 # 02110-1301, USA.
 
-AC_INIT([GNU tar], [1.17], [bug-tar@gnu.org])
+AC_INIT([GNU tar], [1.18], [bug-tar@gnu.org])
 AC_CONFIG_SRCDIR([src/tar.c])
 AC_CONFIG_AUX_DIR([build-aux])
 AC_CONFIG_HEADERS([config.h:config.hin])
diff --git a/doc/Makefile.am b/doc/Makefile.am
index 2be4472f54869f89d8b5aea30bc2eef11b2c62eb..232d2ea3935cfbcc9d90b18e1fd5fd83de6d855c 100644
--- a/doc/Makefile.am
+++ b/doc/Makefile.am
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ tar_TEXINFOS = \
  sparse.texi\
  value.texi
 EXTRA_DIST = gendocs_template mastermenu.el texify.sed
-DISTCLEANFILES=*.info* 
 
 # The rendering level is anyone of PUBLISH, DISTRIB or PROOF.
 # Just call `make RENDITION=PROOF [target]' if you want PROOF rendition.
diff --git a/lib/.cvsignore b/lib/.cvsignore
index bca033f7c48b959654c21b9aa1a202b7becad532..cb42b3a8242f6e691d1ddb049b609be247efa7a1 100644
--- a/lib/.cvsignore
+++ b/lib/.cvsignore
@@ -102,6 +102,9 @@ localcharset.h
 lstat.c
 lstat.h
 malloc.c
+malloca.c
+malloca.h
+malloca.valgrind
 mbchar.c
 mbchar.h
 mbscasecmp.c