diff --git a/VERSION.txt b/VERSION.txt
index 6016e8ad..f6cdf409 100644
--- a/VERSION.txt
+++ b/VERSION.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-4.6.0
+4.7.0
diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index cf8f0e78..deb11f03 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,16 @@
+pywps (4.7.0) trusty; urgency=medium
+
+  * Skipped support for Python 3.8 and 3.9.
+  * Added support for Python 3.12 and 3.13.
+  * Security upgrade of numpy (#695) and urllib (#693).
+  * Added conda support (#696).
+  * Fixed linting (#694).
+  * Reconfigure CI and documentation (#692).
+  * Improve the content of default-config.cfg (#691).
+  * Uniform tab/spaces in WPS templates (#690).
+  
+ -- Carsten Ehbrecht <ehbrecht@dkrz.de>  Mon, 15 Dec 2025 18:00:00 +0000
+
 pywps (4.6.0) trusty; urgency=medium
 
   * Skip support for Python 3.7
diff --git a/pywps/__init__.py b/pywps/__init__.py
index 8966000b..444fd584 100644
--- a/pywps/__init__.py
+++ b/pywps/__init__.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 
 from lxml.builder import ElementMaker
 
-__version__ = "4.6.0"
+__version__ = "4.7.0"
 
 LOGGER = logging.getLogger('PYWPS')
 LOGGER.debug('setting core variables')
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 331c4695..96b6f1ed 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [bumpversion]
-current_version = 4.6.0
+current_version = 4.7.0
 commit = False
 tag = False
 parse = (?P<major>\d+)\.(?P<minor>\d+).(?P<patch>\d+)
@@ -16,5 +16,3 @@ replace = {new_version}
 
 [coverage:run]
 relative_files = True
-
-