diff --git a/CHANGELOG b/CHANGELOG
index f435482..f3f75a8 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG
+++ b/CHANGELOG
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+1.30
+
 1.29
 * Do not crash when encountering deleted files
 
diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index b36bf68..05abfa5 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+localslackirc (1.30-1) UNRELEASED; urgency=medium
+
+  * New upstream release
+
+ -- Salvo 'LtWorf' Tomaselli <ltworf@debian.org>  Wed, 20 Mar 2024 15:49:45 +0100
+
 localslackirc (1.29-1) unstable; urgency=medium
 
   * New upstream release
diff --git a/irc.py b/irc.py
index 14d1a01..292783f 100644
--- a/irc.py
+++ b/irc.py
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
 from diff import seddiff
 
 
-VERSION = '1.29'
+VERSION = '1.30'
 
 
 class IrcDisconnectError(Exception): ...