diff --git a/appveyor.yml b/appveyor.yml
index e35a6ca138..0d1c2d00ec 100644
--- a/appveyor.yml
+++ b/appveyor.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # version format
-version: 2.14.5-{branch}-build{build}
+version: 2.14.6-{branch}-build{build}
 
 os: Visual Studio 2019
 
diff --git a/doc/source/doxygen-docs/changelog.md b/doc/source/doxygen-docs/changelog.md
index 4f41713b46..49053a2910 100644
--- a/doc/source/doxygen-docs/changelog.md
+++ b/doc/source/doxygen-docs/changelog.md
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 \page changelog Change Log
 
+# Version 2.14.6: UNRELEASED
+(None yet)
+
 # Version 2.14.5: Released Nov 4th, 2024
 - Upgraded nanoflann to v1.6.2 (fixes a potential bug).
 - Debian files:
diff --git a/version_prefix.txt b/version_prefix.txt
index 089c9bb815..4d1c369be6 100644
--- a/version_prefix.txt
+++ b/version_prefix.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-2.14.5
+2.14.6
 # IMPORTANT: This file is parsed by CMake, don't add any comment to
 # the first line.
 # This file is used in both Windows and Linux scripts to automatically