diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index ee237be93f37128d118f1db452f8f9577df53d4c..3052592f49d2fd3b4062e87258dda19ccf859813 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+# v2.7.5
+
+* _TBA_
+
 # v2.7.4
 
 * fixed `wraps` to provide __annotations__ as well
diff --git a/satella/__init__.py b/satella/__init__.py
index 6a4b68515c654a16727228217c66ebbbdb4bf269..d762d9089322971eca940b680bec9b1d71abc301 100644
--- a/satella/__init__.py
+++ b/satella/__init__.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-__version__ = '2.7.4'
+__version__ = '2.7.5_a1'