diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index b8c2d95e..f4c1439a 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 Release version: [4.32c](https://github.com/AFLplusplus/AFLplusplus/releases)
 
-GitHub version: 4.32c
+GitHub version: 4.33a
 
 Repository:
 [https://github.com/AFLplusplus/AFLplusplus](https://github.com/AFLplusplus/AFLplusplus)
diff --git a/docs/Changelog.md b/docs/Changelog.md
index 83fe673d..d6620ac5 100644
--- a/docs/Changelog.md
+++ b/docs/Changelog.md
@@ -3,6 +3,11 @@
   This is the list of all noteworthy changes made in every public
   release of the tool. See README.md for the general instruction manual.
 
+
+### Version ++4.33a (dev)
+  - ...
+
+
 ### Version ++4.32c (release)
   - Fixed a bug where after a fast restart of a full fuzzed corpus afl-fuzz
     terminates with "need at least one valid input seed that does not crash"
@@ -22,7 +27,6 @@
   - frida_mode:
     - fixes for new MacOS + M4 hardware
 
-
 ### Version ++4.31c (release)
   - SAND mode added (docs/SAND.md) for more effecient fuzzing with sanitizers
     (thanks to @wtdcode !)
diff --git a/include/config.h b/include/config.h
index 04e8efef..1ba436b5 100644
--- a/include/config.h
+++ b/include/config.h
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 /* Version string: */
 
 // c = release, a = volatile github dev, e = experimental branch
-#define VERSION "++4.32c"
+#define VERSION "++4.33a"
 
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