diff --git a/ast.news b/ast.news
index 72400036..4f1dd3c1 100644
--- a/ast.news
+++ b/ast.news
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 AST Library
 -----------
-   A new release (V9.2.5) of the Starlink AST (astrometry) library is
+   A new release (V9.2.6) of the Starlink AST (astrometry) library is
 now available.
 
    AST provides a comprehensive range of facilities for attaching
@@ -17,6 +17,15 @@ environment-independent.
 Main Changes in this Version
 ----------------------------
 
+- A bug has been fixed in the FitsChan class that caused an error to be
+reported when reading a legal FITS WCS header that uses the "NCP"
+projection code. The error message related to a missing alternate axis
+description keyword.
+
+
+Main Changes in V9.2.5
+----------------------
+
 - A new method called astNormPoints has been added to the Frame
 class. This is similar to the existing astNorm method in that it can be
 used to normalise axis values, but can be used on a vector of points rather
diff --git a/component.xml b/component.xml
index 40e572f1..73732795 100644
--- a/component.xml
+++ b/component.xml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 <!DOCTYPE component SYSTEM "componentinfo.dtd">
 
 <component id="ast" support="S">
-  <version>9.2.5</version>
+  <version>9.2.6</version>
   <path>libext/ast</path>
   <description>WCS library</description>
   <abstract>
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index fa1bcb39..7baa67f9 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ dnl   automake 1.6 or better.
 dnl   Initialisation: package name and version number
 m4_define([v_maj], [9])
 m4_define([v_min], [2])
-m4_define([v_mic], [5])
+m4_define([v_mic], [6])
 m4_define([project_version], [v_maj.v_min.v_mic])
 AC_INIT([ast],[project_version],[starlink@jiscmail.ac.uk])
 AC_CONFIG_AUX_DIR([build-aux])
diff --git a/sun_master.tex b/sun_master.tex
index ad78d528..7fb0b5db 100644
--- a/sun_master.tex
+++ b/sun_master.tex
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 \stardocnumber      {210.30}
 f-
 \stardocauthors     {R.F. Warren-Smith \& D.S. Berry}
-\stardocdate        {28th Oct 2021}
+\stardocdate        {5th Jan 2022}
 \stardoctitle     {AST\linebreak%
                                 A Library for Handling\linebreak%
                                 World Coordinate Systems\linebreak%
@@ -22455,11 +22455,9 @@ \subsection{Changes Introduced in V9.2.4}
 \end{enumerate}
 
 
-\subsection{\xlabel{changes}\xlabel{list_of_most_recent_changes}Changes
-Introduced in V9.2.5}
-The following describes the most significant changes which have
-occurred in the AST library between versions V9.2.4 and V9.2.5 (the
-current version):
+\subsection{Changes Introduced in V9.2.5}
+The following describes the most significant changes which
+occurred in the AST library between versions V9.2.4 and V9.2.5:
 
 \begin{enumerate}
 
@@ -22490,6 +22488,21 @@ \subsection{\xlabel{changes}\xlabel{list_of_most_recent_changes}Changes
 script. It omits the internal cminpack routines from the built library, and
 instead links with an external cminpack library.
 
+\end{enumerate}
+
+
+\subsection{\xlabel{changes}\xlabel{list_of_most_recent_changes}Changes
+Introduced in V9.2.6}
+The following describes the most significant changes which have
+occurred in the AST library between versions V9.2.5 and V9.2.6 (the
+current version):
+
+\begin{enumerate}
+
+\item A bug has been fixed in the FitsChan class that caused an error to be
+reported when reading a legal FITS WCS header that uses the ``NCP''
+projection code. The error message related to a missing alternate axis
+description keyword.
 
 \end{enumerate}