diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index c9ffa8b9ddd..f8143e1e07e 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
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@@ -6,6 +6,30 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 **Note: we move fast, but still we preserve 0.1 version (one feature release) back compatibility.**
 
+---
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+## [UnReleased] - 2024-MM-DD
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+### Added
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+### Changed
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+### Removed
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+### Fixed
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 ## [1.5.0] - 2024-10-18
diff --git a/src/torchmetrics/__about__.py b/src/torchmetrics/__about__.py
index 94367ef380b..2acf435134a 100644
--- a/src/torchmetrics/__about__.py
+++ b/src/torchmetrics/__about__.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-__version__ = "1.5.0"
+__version__ = "1.6.0dev"
 __author__ = "Lightning-AI et al."
 __author_email__ = "name@pytorchlightning.ai"
 __license__ = "Apache-2.0"