diff --git a/CHANGES.md b/CHANGES.md
index 3c953ca46..1ea5869b4 100644
--- a/CHANGES.md
+++ b/CHANGES.md
@@ -1,6 +1,12 @@
 Changelog
 =========
 
+3.0.0b144 (unreleased)
+----------------------
+
+- Nothing changed yet.
+
+
 3.0.0b143 (2024-09-19)
 ----------------------
 
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index a62576235..7893080af 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='3.0.0b143',
+    version='3.0.0b144.dev0',
     long_description='%s\n%s' % (
         read('README.rst'),
         read('CHANGES.md')