diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 66474f6b2..1ee1fe35f 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ project(
 # NOTE: When incrementing version also add corresponding
 #       NM_VERSION_x_y_z macros in
 #       "src/libnm-core-public/nm-version-macros.h.in"
-  version: '1.53.90',
+  version: '1.55.0',
   license: 'GPL2+',
   default_options: [
     'buildtype=debugoptimized',