diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 6788711f6..0803b71a7 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,15 @@
 
 ## Unreleased
 
+### API-Changes
+
+### Changes
+
+### Fixes
+
+
+## 1.97.0
+
 ### API-Changes
 - jsonrpc: add function: #3641, #3645, #3653
   - `getChatContacts()`
diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 097964508..c3e202187 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -895,7 +895,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "deltachat"
-version = "1.96.0"
+version = "1.97.0"
 dependencies = [
  "ansi_term",
  "anyhow",
@@ -967,7 +967,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "deltachat-jsonrpc"
-version = "1.96.0"
+version = "1.97.0"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "async-channel",
@@ -996,7 +996,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "deltachat_ffi"
-version = "1.96.0"
+version = "1.97.0"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "deltachat",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index bb11973b8..6127b7572 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "deltachat"
-version = "1.96.0"
+version = "1.97.0"
 authors = ["Delta Chat Developers (ML) <delta@codespeak.net>"]
 edition = "2021"
 license = "MPL-2.0"
diff --git a/deltachat-ffi/Cargo.toml b/deltachat-ffi/Cargo.toml
index 8d52b53cd..d744f1736 100644
--- a/deltachat-ffi/Cargo.toml
+++ b/deltachat-ffi/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "deltachat_ffi"
-version = "1.96.0"
+version = "1.97.0"
 description = "Deltachat FFI"
 authors = ["Delta Chat Developers (ML) <delta@codespeak.net>"]
 edition = "2018"
diff --git a/deltachat-jsonrpc/Cargo.toml b/deltachat-jsonrpc/Cargo.toml
index 1eece97cf..65578f890 100644
--- a/deltachat-jsonrpc/Cargo.toml
+++ b/deltachat-jsonrpc/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "deltachat-jsonrpc"
-version = "1.96.0"
+version = "1.97.0"
 description = "DeltaChat JSON-RPC API"
 authors = ["Delta Chat Developers (ML) <delta@codespeak.net>"]
 edition = "2021"
diff --git a/deltachat-jsonrpc/typescript/package.json b/deltachat-jsonrpc/typescript/package.json
index 17124b5b4..dab8cace9 100644
--- a/deltachat-jsonrpc/typescript/package.json
+++ b/deltachat-jsonrpc/typescript/package.json
@@ -47,5 +47,5 @@
   },
   "type": "module",
   "types": "dist/deltachat.d.ts",
-  "version": "1.96.0"
+  "version": "1.97.0"
 }
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diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index e17245d28..9e2c316cb 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -60,5 +60,5 @@
     "test:mocha": "mocha -r esm node/test/test.js --growl --reporter=spec --bail --exit"
   },
   "types": "node/dist/index.d.ts",
-  "version": "1.96.0"
+  "version": "1.97.0"
 }
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