diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 69881cae53045dd99d17539af0719e3a7ee572d9..180b8e8f0518a24c895c33ee2c4296f96efdd815 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+* v0.96:
+
+* _TBA_
+
 * v0.95:
 
  * multiple bugs fixed
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index def63c4b5c9ae3a9b6343912319aaba9589f1f6a..835b2ab4c1f40bd5eb2a6b9b5690636f8a298afe 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 [metadata]
 description-file = README.md
 name = CoolAMQP
-version = 0.95
+version = 0.96a1
 license = MIT License
 classifiers = 
     Programming Language :: Python