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@@ -58,6 +58,11 @@ It profits from these great projects:
 ## Changelog
 (**h5ai** uses [semantic versioning](http://semver.org/))
 
+### v0.23 - *2012-??-??*
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+* 
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 ### v0.22 - *2012-10-14*
 
 * general changes h5ai directory layout and configuration
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
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@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "h5ai",
-  "version": "0.22",
+  "version": "0.23-dev",
   "description": "a modern HTTP web server index",
   "url": "http://larsjung.de/h5ai/",
   "author": "Lars Jung",