diff --git a/CHANGES.md b/CHANGES.md
index b494343..14d1a4e 100644
--- a/CHANGES.md
+++ b/CHANGES.md
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 Master
 
 [unreleased]
+-
+
+v0.59.0
 - check on version during startup
 - bump opensoar to 0.1.4 to solve dev.soaringspot.com
 
diff --git a/PySoar/settingsClass.py b/PySoar/settingsClass.py
index 57fc98d..553cf3c 100644
--- a/PySoar/settingsClass.py
+++ b/PySoar/settingsClass.py
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ def __init__(self):
         self.debug_form_url = 'https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1uWxTA5Hka6rbXzDOJDX9dRhZ7OwIoqN5Do0e27B0q-M/viewform'
         self.pysoar_version_formID = 891402426
         self.competition_url_formID = 174131444
-        self.version = '0.58.0'
+        self.version = '0.59.0'
 
         # determine if application is a script file or frozen exe
         if getattr(sys, 'frozen', False):