diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index f47705b9f..eab1a58da 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ endif()
 
 # set up versioning.
 set(DF_VERSION "0.40.24")
-SET(DFHACK_RELEASE "r0" CACHE STRING "Current release revision.")
+SET(DFHACK_RELEASE "r1")
 
 set(DFHACK_VERSION "${DF_VERSION}-${DFHACK_RELEASE}")
 add_definitions(-DDFHACK_VERSION="${DFHACK_VERSION}")
diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index cf3d1e8dc..883e9e6b8 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 DFHack Future
 
+DFHack 0.40.24-r1
+    Internals
+        CMake shouldn't cache DFHACK_RELEASE anymore. People may need to manually update/delete their CMake cache files to get rid of it.
+
 DFHack 0.40.24-r0
     Internals
         EventManager: fixed crash error with EQUIPMENT_CHANGE event.