diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 0614d372..6042bdaa 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ include:
   - component: "gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/citemplates/release-service@master"
     inputs:
       dist-job-name: "dist"
-      tarball-artifact-path: "libxml2-dist/libxml2-2.14.0.tar.xz"
+      tarball-artifact-path: "libxml2-dist/libxml2-2.15.0.tar.xz"
 
 .test:
   image: registry.gitlab.gnome.org/gnome/libxml2
diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 06763899..95a96eac 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 NEWS file for libxml2
 
+v2.15.0: not released yet
+
+
 v2.14.0: Mar 27 2025
 
 ### Major changes
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index edcfe40d..68e69e40 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-2.14.0
+2.15.0