diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index e1d72da9d5..24c3d87368 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,46 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [1.140.0] - 2024-06-04
+
+### Features / Changes
+
+- Remove limit on number of email recipients for chatmail clients ([#5598](https://github.com/deltachat/deltachat-core-rust/pull/5598)).
+- Add config option to enable iroh ([#5607](https://github.com/deltachat/deltachat-core-rust/pull/5607)).
+- Map `*.wav` to Viewtype::Audio ([#5633](https://github.com/deltachat/deltachat-core-rust/pull/5633)).
+- Add a db index for reactions by msg_id ([#5507](https://github.com/deltachat/deltachat-core-rust/pull/5507)).
+
+### Fixes
+
+- Set Param::Bot for messages on the sender side as well ([#5615](https://github.com/deltachat/deltachat-core-rust/pull/5615)).
+- AEAP: Remove old peerstate verified_key instead of removing the whole peerstate ([#5535](https://github.com/deltachat/deltachat-core-rust/pull/5535)).
+- Allow creation of groups by outgoing messages without recipients.
+- Prefer `Chat-Group-ID` over references for new groups.
+- Do not fail to send images with wrong extensions.
+
+### Build system
+
+- Unpin OpenSSL version and update to OpenSSL 3.3.0.
+
+### CI
+
+- Remove cargo-nextest bug workaround.
+
+### Documentation
+
+- Add vCard as supported standard.
+- Create_group() does not find chats, only creates them.
+- Fix a typo in test_partial_group_consistency().
+
+### Refactor
+
+- Factor create_adhoc_group() call out of create_group().
+- Put duplicate code into `lookup_chat_or_create_adhoc_group`.
+
+### Tests
+
+- Fix logging of TestContext created using TestContext::new_alice().
+- Refactor `test_alias_*` into 8 separate tests.
+
 ## [1.139.6] - 2024-05-25
 
 ### Build system
@@ -4329,3 +4370,4 @@ https://github.com/deltachat/deltachat-core-rust/pulls?q=is%3Apr+is%3Aclosed
 [1.139.4]: https://github.com/deltachat/deltachat-core-rust/compare/v1.139.3...v1.139.4
 [1.139.5]: https://github.com/deltachat/deltachat-core-rust/compare/v1.139.4...v1.139.5
 [1.139.6]: https://github.com/deltachat/deltachat-core-rust/compare/v1.139.5...v1.139.6
+[1.140.0]: https://github.com/deltachat/deltachat-core-rust/compare/v1.139.6...v1.140.0
diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 9413b1320d..c737def5ba 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -1324,7 +1324,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "deltachat"
-version = "1.139.6"
+version = "1.140.0"
 dependencies = [
  "ansi_term",
  "anyhow",
@@ -1418,7 +1418,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "deltachat-jsonrpc"
-version = "1.139.6"
+version = "1.140.0"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "async-channel 2.2.1",
@@ -1443,7 +1443,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "deltachat-repl"
-version = "1.139.6"
+version = "1.140.0"
 dependencies = [
  "ansi_term",
  "anyhow",
@@ -1458,7 +1458,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "deltachat-rpc-server"
-version = "1.139.6"
+version = "1.140.0"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "deltachat",
@@ -1487,7 +1487,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "deltachat_ffi"
-version = "1.139.6"
+version = "1.140.0"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "deltachat",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 53e771da23..cce6aabce1 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "deltachat"
-version = "1.139.6"
+version = "1.140.0"
 edition = "2021"
 license = "MPL-2.0"
 rust-version = "1.77"
diff --git a/deltachat-ffi/Cargo.toml b/deltachat-ffi/Cargo.toml
index 1164bd038b..77ca144c22 100644
--- a/deltachat-ffi/Cargo.toml
+++ b/deltachat-ffi/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "deltachat_ffi"
-version = "1.139.6"
+version = "1.140.0"
 description = "Deltachat FFI"
 edition = "2018"
 readme = "README.md"
diff --git a/deltachat-jsonrpc/Cargo.toml b/deltachat-jsonrpc/Cargo.toml
index 060b928522..e344cf8c1b 100644
--- a/deltachat-jsonrpc/Cargo.toml
+++ b/deltachat-jsonrpc/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "deltachat-jsonrpc"
-version = "1.139.6"
+version = "1.140.0"
 description = "DeltaChat JSON-RPC API"
 edition = "2021"
 default-run = "deltachat-jsonrpc-server"
diff --git a/deltachat-jsonrpc/typescript/package.json b/deltachat-jsonrpc/typescript/package.json
index 8e5d572f17..5486f60c80 100644
--- a/deltachat-jsonrpc/typescript/package.json
+++ b/deltachat-jsonrpc/typescript/package.json
@@ -58,5 +58,5 @@
   },
   "type": "module",
   "types": "dist/deltachat.d.ts",
-  "version": "1.139.6"
+  "version": "1.140.0"
 }
diff --git a/deltachat-repl/Cargo.toml b/deltachat-repl/Cargo.toml
index c061669e1e..d616c2cd5e 100644
--- a/deltachat-repl/Cargo.toml
+++ b/deltachat-repl/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "deltachat-repl"
-version = "1.139.6"
+version = "1.140.0"
 license = "MPL-2.0"
 edition = "2021"
 repository = "https://github.com/deltachat/deltachat-core-rust"
diff --git a/deltachat-rpc-client/pyproject.toml b/deltachat-rpc-client/pyproject.toml
index ba7b908078..b544aae940 100644
--- a/deltachat-rpc-client/pyproject.toml
+++ b/deltachat-rpc-client/pyproject.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
 
 [project]
 name = "deltachat-rpc-client"
-version = "1.139.6"
+version = "1.140.0"
 description = "Python client for Delta Chat core JSON-RPC interface"
 classifiers = [
     "Development Status :: 5 - Production/Stable",
diff --git a/deltachat-rpc-server/Cargo.toml b/deltachat-rpc-server/Cargo.toml
index 57325f04f9..2936f9a668 100644
--- a/deltachat-rpc-server/Cargo.toml
+++ b/deltachat-rpc-server/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "deltachat-rpc-server"
-version = "1.139.6"
+version = "1.140.0"
 description = "DeltaChat JSON-RPC server"
 edition = "2021"
 readme = "README.md"
diff --git a/deltachat-rpc-server/npm-package/package.json b/deltachat-rpc-server/npm-package/package.json
index 72d29bc370..bacc73e2de 100644
--- a/deltachat-rpc-server/npm-package/package.json
+++ b/deltachat-rpc-server/npm-package/package.json
@@ -15,5 +15,5 @@
   },
   "type": "module",
   "types": "index.d.ts",
-  "version": "1.139.6"
+  "version": "1.140.0"
 }
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index d57877b8d3..ad7b81e0be 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -55,5 +55,5 @@
     "test:mocha": "mocha node/test/test.mjs --growl --reporter=spec --bail --exit"
   },
   "types": "node/dist/index.d.ts",
-  "version": "1.139.6"
+  "version": "1.140.0"
 }
diff --git a/python/pyproject.toml b/python/pyproject.toml
index 2fd7ea076f..298d15b7a8 100644
--- a/python/pyproject.toml
+++ b/python/pyproject.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
 
 [project]
 name = "deltachat"
-version = "1.139.6"
+version = "1.140.0"
 description = "Python bindings for the Delta Chat Core library using CFFI against the Rust-implemented libdeltachat"
 readme = "README.rst"
 requires-python = ">=3.7"
diff --git a/release-date.in b/release-date.in
index 1994faa312..933a04c7d8 100644
--- a/release-date.in
+++ b/release-date.in
@@ -1 +1 @@
-2024-05-25
\ No newline at end of file
+2024-06-04
\ No newline at end of file