diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index d0b180e08..97e8db6e4 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ if(LibKScreen_FOUND)
     target_link_libraries(okularcore ${LibKScreen_LIBRARY})
 endif(LibKScreen_FOUND)
 
-set_target_properties(okularcore PROPERTIES VERSION 6.0.0 SOVERSION 6 )
+set_target_properties(okularcore PROPERTIES VERSION 7.0.0 SOVERSION 7 )
 
 install(TARGETS okularcore ${INSTALL_TARGETS_DEFAULT_ARGS} )
 
diff --git a/core/version.h b/core/version.h
index e10aae718..820f75469 100644
--- a/core/version.h
+++ b/core/version.h
@@ -10,10 +10,10 @@
 #ifndef _OKULAR_VERSION_H_
 #define _OKULAR_VERSION_H_
 
-#define OKULAR_VERSION_STRING "0.23.80"
+#define OKULAR_VERSION_STRING "0.24.0"
 #define OKULAR_VERSION_MAJOR 0
-#define OKULAR_VERSION_MINOR 23
-#define OKULAR_VERSION_RELEASE 80
+#define OKULAR_VERSION_MINOR 24
+#define OKULAR_VERSION_RELEASE 0
 #define OKULAR_MAKE_VERSION( a,b,c ) (((a) << 16) | ((b) << 8) | (c))
 
 #define OKULAR_VERSION \