diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index a5dd303f3..d935a7839 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ endif()
 include(ConfigureChecks.cmake)
 
 set(PLASMAWORKSPACE_VERSION_MAJOR 4)
-set(PLASMAWORKSPACE_VERSION_MINOR 95)
+set(PLASMAWORKSPACE_VERSION_MINOR 96)
 set(PLASMAWORKSPACE_VERSION_PATCH 0)
 set(PLASMAWORKSPACE_VERSION_STRING "${PLASMAWORKSPACE_VERSION_MAJOR}.${PLASMAWORKSPACE_VERSION_MINOR}.${PLASMAWORKSPACE_VERSION_PATCH}" )
 
diff --git a/libkworkspace/CMakeLists.txt b/libkworkspace/CMakeLists.txt
index 01b60a60d..f4968420c 100644
--- a/libkworkspace/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/libkworkspace/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ qt5_add_dbus_interface( kworkspace_LIB_SRCS ${KWIN_INTERFACE} kwin_interface )
 add_library(kworkspace ${kworkspace_LIB_SRCS})
 add_library(PW::KWorkspace ALIAS kworkspace)
 set_target_properties(kworkspace PROPERTIES
-                             VERSION 4.95.0
+                             VERSION 4.96.0
                              SOVERSION 5
                              EXPORT_NAME KWorkspace
                       )
diff --git a/libtaskmanager/CMakeLists.txt b/libtaskmanager/CMakeLists.txt
index 6afd8a385..c68ff5054 100644
--- a/libtaskmanager/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/libtaskmanager/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ if (X11_FOUND)
 endif()
 
 set_target_properties(taskmanager PROPERTIES 
-                      VERSION 4.95.0
+                      VERSION 4.96.0
                       SOVERSION 5
                       EXPORT_NAME LibTaskManager)
 install(TARGETS taskmanager EXPORT libtaskmanagerLibraryTargets ${INSTALL_TARGETS_DEFAULT_ARGS} )
diff --git a/shell/main.cpp b/shell/main.cpp
index 333fedd2f..0ea85b789 100644
--- a/shell/main.cpp
+++ b/shell/main.cpp
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 #include "shellmanager.h"
 
 static const char description[] = "Plasma Shell";
-static const char version[] = "2.0";
+static const char version[] = "4.96.0";
 static QCommandLineParser parser;
 
 void noMessageOutput(QtMsgType type, const char *msg)