diff --git a/CHANGES.md b/CHANGES.md
index a50b22ff3..13c12d27e 100644
--- a/CHANGES.md
+++ b/CHANGES.md
@@ -1,6 +1,12 @@
 Changelog
 =========
 
+3.0.0b140 (unreleased)
+----------------------
+
+- Nothing changed yet.
+
+
 3.0.0b139 (2024-07-11)
 ----------------------
 
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index b35e307d4..d9e264605 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ def read(*rnames):
     name='castle.cms',
     description='CastleCMS Plone distribution main package',
     long_description_content_type='text/x-rst',
-    version='3.0.0b139',
+    version='3.0.0b140.dev0',
     long_description='%s\n%s' % (
         read('README.rst'),
         read('CHANGES.md')