diff --git a/changelog.txt b/changelog.txt
index c382537..509e283 100644
--- a/changelog.txt
+++ b/changelog.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 ---
+Version 53-unstable:
+---
 Version 51-unstable:
 ---
 Version 50-unstable:
diff --git a/metadata.txt b/metadata.txt
index 2087c0e..959b1d9 100644
--- a/metadata.txt
+++ b/metadata.txt
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ name=LNO Sachsen | Plugin Test Action
 qgisMinimumVersion=3.40
 qgisMaximumVersion=3.99
 description=Test plugin for release pipeline
-version=51-unstable
+version=53-unstable
 author=Daniel Helbig
 email=daniel.helbig@kreis-meissen.de
 homepage=https://entwicklung.flurneuordnung-sachsen.de/AG_QGIS/Plugin_Test_Action