diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 5d233c152..9cd3d350e 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,15 @@
 
 ## Unreleased
 
+### API-Changes
+
+### Changes
+
+### Fixes
+
+
+## 1.94.0
+
 ### API-Changes
 - breaking change: replace `dc_accounts_event_emitter_t` with `dc_event_emitter_t` #3422
 
diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index ad998f1a6..7639facf8 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -893,7 +893,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "deltachat"
-version = "1.93.0"
+version = "1.94.0"
 dependencies = [
  "ansi_term",
  "anyhow",
@@ -965,7 +965,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "deltachat-jsonrpc"
-version = "1.93.0"
+version = "1.94.0"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "async-channel",
@@ -993,7 +993,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "deltachat_ffi"
-version = "1.93.0"
+version = "1.94.0"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "deltachat",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 68778ffaf..be573b5f8 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "deltachat"
-version = "1.93.0"
+version = "1.94.0"
 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 02fe64f5c..e378ec8bf 100644
--- a/deltachat-ffi/Cargo.toml
+++ b/deltachat-ffi/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "deltachat_ffi"
-version = "1.93.0"
+version = "1.94.0"
 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 3160a43db..94429a6d5 100644
--- a/deltachat-jsonrpc/Cargo.toml
+++ b/deltachat-jsonrpc/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "deltachat-jsonrpc"
-version = "1.93.0"
+version = "1.94.0"
 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 74dd13d64..ba6e164b5 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": "1.93.0"
+  "version": "1.94.0"
 }
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diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 6f11b3ea0..093b75e95 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -61,5 +61,5 @@
     "test:mocha": "mocha -r esm node/test/test.js --growl --reporter=spec --bail"
   },
   "types": "node/dist/index.d.ts",
-  "version": "1.93.0"
+  "version": "1.94.0"
 }
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