diff --git a/CHANGELOG b/CHANGELOG
index 59a11835d..9b0147c43 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG
+++ b/CHANGELOG
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 This is the changelog file for the POCO C++ Libraries.
 
+Release 1.9.5 (2020-XX-XX)
+==========================
+
+- TODO
+
+
 Release 1.9.4 (2019-09-18)
 ==========================
 
diff --git a/DLLVersion.rc b/DLLVersion.rc
index 67e23b490..aecfacdb5 100644
--- a/DLLVersion.rc
+++ b/DLLVersion.rc
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@
 
 #include "winres.h"
 
-#define POCO_VERSION 1,9,4,0
-#define POCO_VERSION_STR "1.9.4"
+#define POCO_VERSION 1,9,5,0
+#define POCO_VERSION_STR "1.9.5"
 
 VS_VERSION_INFO VERSIONINFO
  FILEVERSION POCO_VERSION
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ BEGIN
             VALUE "FileDescription", "This file is part of the POCO C++ Libraries."
             VALUE "FileVersion", POCO_VERSION_STR
             VALUE "InternalName", "POCO"
-            VALUE "LegalCopyright", "Copyright (C) 2004-2019, Applied Informatics Software Engineering GmbH and Contributors."
+            VALUE "LegalCopyright", "Copyright (C) 2004-2020, Applied Informatics Software Engineering GmbH and Contributors."
             VALUE "ProductName", "POCO C++ Libraries - http://pocoproject.org"
             VALUE "ProductVersion", POCO_VERSION_STR
         END
diff --git a/Foundation/include/Poco/Version.h b/Foundation/include/Poco/Version.h
index 72dff0c41..0e38f46e7 100644
--- a/Foundation/include/Poco/Version.h
+++ b/Foundation/include/Poco/Version.h
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
 //      Ax: alpha releases
 //      Bx: beta releases
 //
-#define POCO_VERSION 0x01090400
+#define POCO_VERSION 0x01090500
 
 
 #endif // Foundation_Version_INCLUDED
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index d615fd0c0..158c74729 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.9.4
+1.9.5
diff --git a/doc/99100-ReleaseNotes.page b/doc/99100-ReleaseNotes.page
index 197add26f..8b4cfeff3 100644
--- a/doc/99100-ReleaseNotes.page
+++ b/doc/99100-ReleaseNotes.page
@@ -1,6 +1,13 @@
 POCO C++ Libraries Release Notes
 AAAIntroduction
 
+!!!Release 1.9.5
+
+!!Summary of Changes
+
+  - TODO
+
+
 !!!Release 1.9.4
 
 !!Summary of Changes
diff --git a/libversion b/libversion
index 4b6f9c39e..b44fe09a7 100644
--- a/libversion
+++ b/libversion
@@ -1 +1 @@
-64
\ No newline at end of file
+65
\ No newline at end of file