diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 794f4814..9052d141 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -21,9 +21,10 @@
   * Added support for Xcode 5.1 and iOS 7.1 final.
   * [iOS] Made `tap' test helper work with `UISwitch'.
   * Fixed a bug where the cycle detector did not work for Array/Hash objects.
-  * Fixed a memory leak in Object#{method, public_method, instance_method, 
+  * Fixed a memory leak in Object#{method, public_method, instance_method,
     public_instance_method}.
   * Improved Object#instance_variable_set performance. ~20% faster.
+  * Improved Object#method performance. ~50% faster.
   * Improved method dispatcher performance. ~5% faster.
   * Improved fine-grained lock performance. ~20% faster.
 
diff --git a/vm b/vm
index b65a7f00..c7e07f39 160000
--- a/vm
+++ b/vm
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit b65a7f00b4612b2c37e729d6641daa7fd5babcf9
+Subproject commit c7e07f39558c8be30337739badff006a7d6b1a41