diff --git a/python/CHANGELOG b/python/CHANGELOG
index 87f6449cd..e906e5e1d 100644
--- a/python/CHANGELOG
+++ b/python/CHANGELOG
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
-0.9.1-dev
+0.600.0
 ---------
 
+- use new experimental full-Rust Delta Chat core
+- support Autocrypt Setup Messages 
+- remove synchronous events 
+- use CircleCI for continous integration and packaging of Linux wheels
 - use docker image for building wheels
 - fix code documentation links 
 
diff --git a/python/setup.py b/python/setup.py
index 9386a2d55..bd1919ad2 100644
--- a/python/setup.py
+++ b/python/setup.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ def main():
     setuptools.setup(
         name='deltachat',
         version=version,
-        description='Python bindings for deltachat-core using CFFI',
+        description='Python bindings for the Delta Chat Core library using CFFI against the Rust-implemented libdeltachat',
         long_description=long_description,
         author='holger krekel, Floris Bruynooghe, Bjoern Petersen and contributors',
         setup_requires=['cffi>=1.0.0'],
diff --git a/python/src/deltachat/__init__.py b/python/src/deltachat/__init__.py
index 624b58c69..8bb855ca5 100644
--- a/python/src/deltachat/__init__.py
+++ b/python/src/deltachat/__init__.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ from deltachat import capi, const
 from deltachat.capi import ffi
 from deltachat.account import Account  # noqa
 
-__version__ = "0.10.0.dev4"
+__version__ = "0.600.0"
 
 
 _DC_CALLBACK_MAP = {}