diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 7e984db..92fe628 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -8,6 +8,14 @@ Highlights of what's new in each release:
 Releases
 ========
 
+v1.7.5 (Ernest) 19jul09
+-----------------------
+  * added support for ARC4 cipher and CTR block chaining (Denis Bernard)
+  * made transport threads daemonize, to fix python 2.6 atexit behavior
+  * support unicode hostnames, and IP6 addresses (Maxime Ripard, Shikhar
+    Bhushan)
+  * various small bug fixes
+
 v1.7.4 (Desmond) 06jul08
 ------------------------
   * more randpool fixes for windows, from Dwayne Litzenberger
diff --git a/README b/README
index 6c6903b..21248a6 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -4,15 +4,15 @@ paramiko
 ========
 
 :Paramiko: Python SSH module
-:Copyright: Copyright (c) 2003-2009  Robey Pointer <robey@lag.net>
+:Copyright: Copyright (c) 2003-2009  Robey Pointer <robeypointer@gmail.com>
 :License: LGPL
 :Homepage: http://www.lag.net/paramiko/
 
 
-paramiko 1.7.4
+paramiko 1.7.5
 ==============
 
-"Desmond" release, 06 july 2008
+"Ernest" release, 19 july 2009
 
 
 What
diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index 6c6903b..21248a6 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -4,15 +4,15 @@ paramiko
 ========
 
 :Paramiko: Python SSH module
-:Copyright: Copyright (c) 2003-2009  Robey Pointer <robey@lag.net>
+:Copyright: Copyright (c) 2003-2009  Robey Pointer <robeypointer@gmail.com>
 :License: LGPL
 :Homepage: http://www.lag.net/paramiko/
 
 
-paramiko 1.7.4
+paramiko 1.7.5
 ==============
 
-"Desmond" release, 06 july 2008
+"Ernest" release, 19 july 2009
 
 
 What