diff --git a/NEWS.md b/NEWS.md
index ca407df8..72f98f16 100644
--- a/NEWS.md
+++ b/NEWS.md
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+1.24.0
+------------------
+
+Changes:
+- The emoji-layout has been replaced with a new one, which offers many more emojis to choose from.
+
 1.23.0
 ------------------
 
diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 8c45eb77..6f8aed85 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,22 @@
+squeekboard (1.24.0) experimental; urgency=medium
+
+  [ MoonlightWave-12 ]
+  * src/popover.c: Change 'ControlCenter' to 'Settings'
+  * Add new emoji-layout
+  * squeekboard.doap: update descriptions and links
+  * Change branch-name from 'master' to 'main'
+  * hacking.md: add more instructions
+
+  [ Guido Günther ]
+  * ci: Stop building byzantium debs
+  * Use newer dependencies everywhere
+  * ci: Drop lintian check
+  * ci: Use Debian trixie for the doc build
+  * ci: Cancel running jobs
+  * ci: Always use noninteractive debconf backend
+
+ -- MoonlightWave-12 <135532-MoonlightWave-12@users.noreply.gitlab.gnome.org>  Sun, 10 Mar 2024 14:44:36 +0100
+
 squeekboard (1.23.0) experimental; urgency=medium
 
   [ Vasil Pupkin ]
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index fa66c708..00d1a8eb 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 project(
     'squeekboard',
     'c', 'rust',
-    version: '1.23.0',
+    version: '1.24.0',
     license: 'GPLv3',
     meson_version: '>=0.51.0',
     default_options: [