diff --git a/SilKit/cmake/SilKitVersion.cmake b/SilKit/cmake/SilKitVersion.cmake
index f6cd2ffa1..b92244feb 100644
--- a/SilKit/cmake/SilKitVersion.cmake
+++ b/SilKit/cmake/SilKitVersion.cmake
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 macro(configure_silkit_version project_name)
     set(SILKIT_VERSION_MAJOR 4)
     set(SILKIT_VERSION_MINOR 0)
-    set(SILKIT_VERSION_PATCH 52)
+    set(SILKIT_VERSION_PATCH 53)
     set(SILKIT_BUILD_NUMBER 0 CACHE STRING "The build number")
     set(SILKIT_VERSION_SUFFIX "")
 
diff --git a/docs/CHANGELOG.rst b/docs/CHANGELOG.rst
index c154a4982..e9622c8ed 100644
--- a/docs/CHANGELOG.rst
+++ b/docs/CHANGELOG.rst
@@ -6,6 +6,10 @@ All notable changes to the Vector SIL Kit project shall be documented in this fi
 
 The format is based on `Keep a Changelog (http://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/) <http://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/>`_.
 
+[unreleased]
+---------------------
+
+
 [4.0.52] - 2024-09-02 
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