diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index cfacdac307fc3159b66a6da16df16c977e9371a3..e3e9d0a857c642b7a5d4d3c4c86440779161202c 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -7,6 +7,12 @@
  https://github.com/openssl/openssl/commits/ and pick the appropriate
  release branch.
 
+ Changes between 1.1.1wa and 1.1.1wb [30 Jan 2023]
+
+ *) Add NULL checks where ContentInfo data can be NULL
+
+   Fix CVE-2024-0727
+
  Changes between 1.1.1w and 1.1.1wa [16 Nov 2023]
 
  *) Make DH_check_pub_key() and DH_generate_key() safer yet
diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 3af54bfed6de17e72120f86967ecd7e467cb34bc..4085102281c10ebecc16a472fa1ae1d6cb3f3bb0 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -5,6 +5,10 @@
   This file gives a brief overview of the major changes between each OpenSSL
   release. For more details please read the CHANGES file.
 
+  Major changes between OpenSSL 1.1.1w and OpenSSL 1.1.1wb [30 Jan 2024]
+
+      o Add NULL checks where ContentInfo data can be NULL (CVE-2024-0727)
+
   Major changes between OpenSSL 1.1.1w and OpenSSL 1.1.1wa [16 Nov 2023]
 
       o Make DH_check_pub_key() and DH_generate_key() safer yet (CVE-2023-5678)
diff --git a/README b/README
index d205a93f6d0ab80d614cec2535cafe8915d6d3ab..403b909737e3fc970395346fbb7ca9bb5f013771 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 
- OpenSSL 1.1.1wa
+ OpenSSL 1.1.1wb 30 Jan 2024
 
  Copyright (c) 1998-2023 The OpenSSL Project
  Copyright (c) 1995-1998 Eric A. Young, Tim J. Hudson
diff --git a/include/openssl/opensslv.h b/include/openssl/opensslv.h
index e9fcf7e2499c35c44f1b38c8be79b617200bd770..06adccdeba499a798bbb405f7ef3300a942107c0 100644
--- a/include/openssl/opensslv.h
+++ b/include/openssl/opensslv.h
@@ -39,8 +39,8 @@ extern "C" {
  * (Prior to 0.9.5a beta1, a different scheme was used: MMNNFFRBB for
  *  major minor fix final patch/beta)
  */
-# define OPENSSL_VERSION_NUMBER  0x10101810L
-# define OPENSSL_VERSION_TEXT    "OpenSSL 1.1.1wa  16 Nov 2023"
+# define OPENSSL_VERSION_NUMBER  0x1010182fL
+# define OPENSSL_VERSION_TEXT    "OpenSSL 1.1.1wb  30 Jan 2024"
 
 /*-
  * The macros below are to be used for shared library (.so, .dll, ...)