diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index eefffc3e2..0db008b1d 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 # Kubo Changelogs
 
+- [v0.39](docs/changelogs/v0.39.md)
 - [v0.38](docs/changelogs/v0.38.md)
 - [v0.37](docs/changelogs/v0.37.md)
 - [v0.36](docs/changelogs/v0.36.md)
diff --git a/docs/changelogs/v0.39.md b/docs/changelogs/v0.39.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c5a5eff9e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/changelogs/v0.39.md
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+# Kubo changelog v0.39
+
+<a href="https://ipshipyard.com/"><img align="right" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/39ed3504-bb71-47f6-9bf8-cb9a1698f272" /></a>
+
+This release was brought to you by the [Shipyard](https://ipshipyard.com/) team.
+
+- [v0.39.0](#v0390)
+
+## v0.39.0
+
+- [Overview](#overview)
+- [🔦 Highlights](#-highlights)
+- [📦️ Important dependency updates](#-important-dependency-updates)
+- [📝 Changelog](#-changelog)
+- [👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Contributors](#-contributors)
+
+### Overview
+
+### 🔦 Highlights
+
+### 📦️ Important dependency updates
+
+### 📝 Changelog
+
+### 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Contributors
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diff --git a/version.go b/version.go
index 751e790cc..9dac78644 100644
--- a/version.go
+++ b/version.go
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import (
 var CurrentCommit string
 
 // CurrentVersionNumber is the current application's version literal.
-const CurrentVersionNumber = "0.38.0-dev"
+const CurrentVersionNumber = "0.39.0-dev"
 
 const ApiVersion = "/kubo/" + CurrentVersionNumber + "/" //nolint