diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 15167714a..5ab4c8d57 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,44 @@
 # Changelog 
 
+## 1.48.0
+
+- `fetch_existing` renamed to `fetch_existing_msgs` and disabled by default
+  #2035 #2042
+
+- skip fetch existing messages/contacts if config-option `bot` set #2017
+
+- always log why a message is sorted to trash #2045
+
+- display a quote if top posting is detected #2047
+
+- add ephemeral task cancellation to `dc_stop_io()`;
+  before, there was no way to quickly terminate pending ephemeral tasks #2051
+
+- when saved-messages chat is deleted,
+  a device-message about recreation is added #2050
+
+- use `max_smtp_rcpt_to` from provider-db,
+  sending messages to many recipients in configurable chunks #2056
+
+- fix handling of empty autoconfigure files #2027
+
+- fix adding saved messages to wrong chats on multi-device #2034 #2039
+
+- fix hang on android4.4 and other systems
+  by adding a workaround to executer-blocking-handling bug #2040
+
+- fix secret key export/import roundtrip #2048
+
+- fix mistakenly unarchived chats #2057
+
+- fix outdated-reminder test that fails only 7 days a year,
+  including halloween :) #2059
+
+- improve python bindings #2021 #2036 #2038
+
+- update provider-database #2037
+
+
 ## 1.47.0
 
 - breaking change: `dc_update_device_chats()` removed;
@@ -26,7 +65,8 @@
 - speed up and clean up account creation #1912 #1927 #1960 #1961
 
 - configure now collects recent contacts and fetches last messages
-  unless disabled by `fetch_existing_msgs` config-option #1913 #2003
+  unless disabled by `fetch_existing` config-option #1913 #2003
+  EDIT: `fetch_existing` renamed to `fetch_existing_msgs` in 1.48.0 #2042
 
 - emit `DC_EVENT_CHAT_MODIFIED` on contact rename
   and set contact-id on `DC_EVENT_CONTACTS_CHANGED` #1935 #1936 #1937
@@ -40,6 +80,8 @@
 
 - mark all failed messages as failed when receiving an NDN #1993
 
+- check some easy cases for bad system clock and outdated app #1901
+
 - fix import temporary directory usage #1929
 
 - fix forcing encryption for reset peers #1998
diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index e7f540458..0acdece90 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -1003,7 +1003,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "deltachat"
-version = "1.47.0"
+version = "1.48.0"
 dependencies = [
  "ansi_term 0.12.1",
  "anyhow",
@@ -1079,7 +1079,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "deltachat_ffi"
-version = "1.47.0"
+version = "1.48.0"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "async-std",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index d4f7d052d..612297f94 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "deltachat"
-version = "1.47.0"
+version = "1.48.0"
 authors = ["Delta Chat Developers (ML) <delta@codespeak.net>"]
 edition = "2018"
 license = "MPL-2.0"
diff --git a/deltachat-ffi/Cargo.toml b/deltachat-ffi/Cargo.toml
index 905155aa1..4983c40a3 100644
--- a/deltachat-ffi/Cargo.toml
+++ b/deltachat-ffi/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "deltachat_ffi"
-version = "1.47.0"
+version = "1.48.0"
 description = "Deltachat FFI"
 authors = ["Delta Chat Developers (ML) <delta@codespeak.net>"]
 edition = "2018"