diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 71076f401..38a3f5dd3 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,15 @@
 
 ## Unreleased
 
+### API-Changes
+
+### Changes
+
+### Fixes
+
+
+## 1.98.0
+
 ### API-Changes
 - jsonrpc: typescript client: export constants under `C` enum, similar to how its exported from `deltachat-node` #3681
 - added reactions support #3644
diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index ae5d06eb6..6b7c840a2 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -895,7 +895,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "deltachat"
-version = "1.97.0"
+version = "1.98.0"
 dependencies = [
  "ansi_term",
  "anyhow",
@@ -967,7 +967,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "deltachat-jsonrpc"
-version = "1.97.0"
+version = "1.98.0"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "async-channel",
@@ -996,7 +996,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "deltachat_ffi"
-version = "1.97.0"
+version = "1.98.0"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "deltachat",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index f99f0fac0..d2b7c44f7 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "deltachat"
-version = "1.97.0"
+version = "1.98.0"
 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 d744f1736..ae70dcc72 100644
--- a/deltachat-ffi/Cargo.toml
+++ b/deltachat-ffi/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "deltachat_ffi"
-version = "1.97.0"
+version = "1.98.0"
 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 65578f890..6257bca15 100644
--- a/deltachat-jsonrpc/Cargo.toml
+++ b/deltachat-jsonrpc/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "deltachat-jsonrpc"
-version = "1.97.0"
+version = "1.98.0"
 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 8aa538f09..8d658c800 100644
--- a/deltachat-jsonrpc/typescript/package.json
+++ b/deltachat-jsonrpc/typescript/package.json
@@ -36,8 +36,8 @@
     "example:build": "esbuild --bundle dist/example/example.js --outfile=dist/example.bundle.js",
     "example:dev": "esbuild example/example.ts --bundle --outfile=dist/example.bundle.js --servedir=.",
     "example:start": "http-server .",
-    "generate-bindings": "cargo test",
     "extract-constants": "node ./scripts/generate-constants.js",
+    "generate-bindings": "cargo test",
     "prettier:check": "prettier --check **.ts",
     "prettier:fix": "prettier --write **.ts",
     "test": "run-s test:prepare test:run-coverage test:report-coverage",
@@ -48,5 +48,5 @@
   },
   "type": "module",
   "types": "dist/deltachat.d.ts",
-  "version": "1.97.0"
+  "version": "1.98.0"
 }
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diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 9e2c316cb..9f7107800 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": "1.97.0"
+  "version": "1.98.0"
 }
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