diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 79ba57a30a..31f1697fac 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ Features:
    * eina_hash now has helper functions for managing lists inside hashes
    * edje_cc now supports part.description.link for single line state changes
    * edje now has the group.script_recursion flag for permitting unsafe embryo recursion (T905)
+   * eolian_cxx: initial version of the EFL C++ Bindings Generator.
 
 Fixes:
 
@@ -196,6 +197,9 @@ Fixes:
    * edje now correctly forces ellipsis setting on text parts
    * emotion: play set before file open callback bug fix
    * emotion: use eina stringshare not strdup
+   * configure: Only allow wayland + egl with opengl ES (T1202)
+   * eldbus-codegen no longer passes garbage values to error callbacks
+
 
 Changes since 1.8.0:
 --------------------
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index e9b8280215..ed1e97f9f7 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 EFL_VERSION([1], [10], [0], [release])
-AC_INIT([efl], [efl_version-alpha1], [enlightenment-devel@lists.sourceforge.net])
+AC_INIT([efl], [efl_version-beta1], [enlightenment-devel@lists.sourceforge.net])
 
 AC_PREREQ([2.60])
 AC_CONFIG_SRCDIR([configure.ac])