diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index 7a0b4a427aa..9f549a2f9e3 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -15,10 +15,14 @@ $ pipx install --suffix=@next 'tmuxp' --pip-args '\--pre' --force
 // Usage: tmuxp@next load yoursession
 ```
 
-## tmuxp 1.30.x (unreleased)
+## tmuxp 1.31.x (unreleased)
 
 <!-- Maintainers, insert changes / features for the next release here -->
 
+## tmuxp 1.31.0 (unreleased)
+
+_Maintenance only, no bug fixes, or new features_
+
 ### Development
 
 - Code quality improved via [ruff] rules (#879)
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index e90bba676ae..43a136aa97f 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [tool.poetry]
 name = "tmuxp"
-version = "1.29.1"
+version = "1.30.0a0"
 description = "tmux session manager"
 license = "MIT"
 authors = ["Tony Narlock <tony@git-pull.com>"]
diff --git a/src/tmuxp/__about__.py b/src/tmuxp/__about__.py
index 82a8badebd8..234d647f622 100644
--- a/src/tmuxp/__about__.py
+++ b/src/tmuxp/__about__.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 __title__ = "tmuxp"
 __package_name__ = "tmuxp"
-__version__ = "1.29.1"
+__version__ = "1.30.0a0"
 __description__ = "tmux session manager"
 __email__ = "tony@git-pull.com"
 __author__ = "Tony Narlock"