diff --git a/CHANGES.rst b/CHANGES.rst
index 5b95b4c80..07ee3b556 100644
--- a/CHANGES.rst
+++ b/CHANGES.rst
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
     Copyright (C) 2019-2024 CERN.
     Copyright (C) 2019-2024 Northwestern University.
     Copyright (C) 2024      KTH Royal Institute of Technology.
-
+    Copyright (C) 2024 Graz University of Technology.
 
     Invenio-RDM-Records is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
     modify it under the terms of the MIT License; see LICENSE file for more
@@ -12,6 +12,13 @@
 Changes
 =======
 
+Version 17.0.0.dev1 (released 2024-12-16)
+
+- fix: flask-sqlalchemy.pagination >= 3.0.0
+- comp: make compatible to flask-sqlalchemy>=3.1
+- setup: change to reusable workflows
+- setup: bump major dependencies
+
 Version v16.4.1 (released 2024-12-11)
 
 - mappings: add missing `identifiers` to community orgs
diff --git a/invenio_rdm_records/__init__.py b/invenio_rdm_records/__init__.py
index 034902c72..2969bb10a 100644
--- a/invenio_rdm_records/__init__.py
+++ b/invenio_rdm_records/__init__.py
@@ -12,6 +12,6 @@
 
 from .ext import InvenioRDMRecords
 
-__version__ = "16.4.1"
+__version__ = "17.0.0.dev1"
 
 __all__ = ("__version__", "InvenioRDMRecords")