diff --git a/libs/sofia-sip/RELEASE b/libs/sofia-sip/RELEASE
index b697936af3..611367c1e3 100644
--- a/libs/sofia-sip/RELEASE
+++ b/libs/sofia-sip/RELEASE
@@ -1,41 +1,30 @@
-==================================
-Release notes for Sofia-SIP 1.12.9
-==================================
+==============================================
+Release notes for current version of Sofia-SIP
+==============================================
 
 Changes since last release
 --------------------------
 
-Stack now supports some load control with NTATAG_MAX_PROCEEDING(), limiting
-number of initial INVITE transactions being served concurrently.
-
-The NAT traversal support in NUA has been improved. It is now possible to
-force rport use at server end with NTATAG_SERVER_RPORT(2), and fource
-routing of requests to a natted transport address detected by application
-with NTATAG_DEFAULT_PROXY().
-
-Bugs with SDP offer/answer overlap, BYE handling and event fetch/poll
-(SUBSCRIBE with Expires: 0) have been fixed in nua. Bugs with timer
-handling, RFC2543 dialog/transaction matching and gray list handling have
-been fixed in nta.
-
-Problems with SDP session handling by soa when media lines are deleted or
-their type is changes have been fixed.
+<changes since last written in freshmeat.net "Changes:" style;
+ and in less than 10 lines, written in 3rd person English, with
+ complete sentences />
 
+Bugs in blaa and foo have been fixed. The stack now supports
+use of foobar...
 
 API/ABI changes and versioning
 ------------------------------
 
+<see previous release notes at
+ http://sofia-sip.sourceforge.net/relnotes/ for examples ;
+ - should include all changes to public headers, and 
+   other important information to developers; 
+ - and should be updated _continuously_! />
+
+**template**: New features in API are marked with Doxytag macro @VERSION_1_XX_X.
+
 libsofia-sip-ua:
-- Added nta_outgoing_bind() to <sofia-sip/nta.h>.
-- Allow changing TPTAG_LOG() and TPTAG_DUMP() values after tport_create()
-- Added NUTAG_SHUTDOWN_EVENTS(). If NUTAG_SHUTDOWN_EVENTS(1) nua setting is
-  used, nua sends events to application normally during shutdown, too.
-- Added NUTAG_SUB_EXPIRES() - default expiration time of subscription
-- Added NTATAG_MAX_PROCEEDING() - limit number of requests accepted in 
-  proceeding queue.
-- Using NUTAG_PROXY()/NTATAG_DEFAULT_PROXY() as handle-specific tag. 
-- Added nua_handle_by_call_id(), nta_leg_by_call_id().
-- Using NTATAG_SERVER_RPORT(2) to force rport usage on server side
+- **template**: Added foobar() function (sofia-sip/foobar.h).
 - This release is ABI/API compatible with applications linked against 
   any 1.12.x release. However, applications built against this release won't 
   work against an older library. The ABI has been tested with the nua module 
@@ -49,60 +38,36 @@ libsofia-sip-ua-glib:
 Contributors to this release
 ----------------------------
 
-- Michael Jerris: fixes, new features NTATAG_MAX_PROCEEDING(),
-  NTATAG_SERVER_RPORT(2), nua_handle_by_call_id(), nta_leg_by_call_id()
-- Colin Whittaker: re-calculating subscription duration when receiving NOTIFY
-- Jerry Richards: fix to sip_header_as_string()
-- Jussi Mutanen: fix to soa handling within nua
-- Bernhard Suttner: fix to Replaces URI handling
+<list of people who contributed to _this_ release
+ - update as people's patches are added, or when you commit stuff
+ - current development team members (see AUTHORS) may be omitted,
+   or listed at the end of the contribur list (depending on the scope 
+   of the work done since the last release)
+ - name of the contributor should be enough (email addresses in AUTHORS),
+   plus a _brief_ description of what was contributed
+ - roughly sorted by number of patches accepted
+/> 
+
+- **template**: First Surname (patch to nua/soa/msg)
 
 See the AUTHORS file in the distribution package.
 
-
 Notes on new features
 ---------------------
 
-The NUTAG_PROXY()/NTATAG_DEFAULT_PROXY() is now handle-specific. Previously,
-it was ignored on nua calls except nua_create() and nua_set_params(). Now it
-is stored per-handle and used for all outgoing requests.
-
-The NTATAG_SERVER_RPORT() used to accept only boolean values (0 or 1) and
-the binary code compiled agains older Sofia SIP versions foces the tag value
-to boolean. The updated tag function in version 1.12.9 accepts values 0, 1
-or 2, however.
-
+<information about major new features
+ - new/changed/removed functionality
+ - links to further documentation
+ - section may be omitted for minor releases
+/> 
 
 Bugs fixed in this release
 --------------------------
 
-- Fixed sf.net bug #1827511: BYE can now be authenticated with 
-  nua_authenticate().
-- Fixed problems re-calculating the subscription duration upon NOTIFY.
-  Thanks to Colin Whittaker for reporting the problem and proposing a fix to
-  the problem.
-- Fixed crash when SOATAG_ORDERED_USER(1) was used and multiple m= lines were
-  added to the session.
-- Fixed problem with an error response terminating the session usage but
-  not triggering nua_i_state event reporting that to application.
-  Thanks to AlienPenguin for reporting the problem
-- Fixed crash and general lossage with event fetch (SUBSCRIBE with Expires: 0)
-  Thanks to Jarkko Riekki for reporting the problem.
-- Handle NULL argument to su_free() gracefully even if free() does not.
-  Thanks for Michael Jerris for submitting the patch.
-- Do not use PT 9 (G722) as invalid PT (currently use 19).
-- Fixed problems handling míllisecond timers in nta on 64-bit platforms.
-  Thanks to David Knell and Michael Jerris for reporting it.
-- Allow-Events is now included by nua in messages initiating dialogs.
-  Thanks to Jerry Richards for pointing out the problem.
-- Now checking that pointer is not NULL before calling free()
-  Thanks to Michail Jerris for submitting patch.
-- Fixed bug in sip_header_as_string() converting longish header to string
-  Thanks to Jerry Richards for submitting a patch
-- Fixed problem with soa session activation.
-  Thanks to Jussi Mutanen for patch.
-- Fixed problems handling host:port in user-supplied Via headers.
-- Fixed sf.net bug #1930055: nat detection did not un-REGISTER natted contact
-  if fist response to REGISTER was 200 OK.
-- Fixed crashes in soa if m= lines were removed from user sdp.
-- Fixed problem detecting CANCEL with To-tag copied from a provisional
-  response
+< notable bugs fixed in this release
+ - check the sf.net bug tracker; see closed bugs,
+   sorted by closing date
+ - other bugs as fixed in CVS/darcs
+/>
+
+- **template**: #9499652 sf.net bug item title
diff --git a/libs/sofia-sip/configure.ac b/libs/sofia-sip/configure.ac
index 5a86bc3dec..df34d3cd46 100644
--- a/libs/sofia-sip/configure.ac
+++ b/libs/sofia-sip/configure.ac
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ dnl information on the package
 dnl ---------------------------
 
 dnl update both the version for AC_INIT and the LIBSOFIA_SIP_UA_MAJOR_MINOR
-AC_INIT([sofia-sip], [1.12.9])
+AC_INIT([sofia-sip], [1.12.9devel1])
 AC_CONFIG_SRCDIR([libsofia-sip-ua/sip/sofia-sip/sip.h])
 AC_SUBST(VER_LIBSOFIA_SIP_UA_MAJOR_MINOR, [1.12])
 dnl Includedir specific to this sofia version