diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index d0d8c8ceb018047fbe73af8cdf4f27f668cb2614..af3d991f7bea260d62d4c5495905b05285150cbd 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+Overview of Changes in 4.17.4, xx-xx-xxxx
+=========================================
+
+
 Overview of Changes in 4.17.3, 16-01-2025
 =========================================
 
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 03b25caec4c8c991d68e7e52614d7e33ef991a04..e4006a3f8f95081d7772663055bdd8ea696a9d95 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 project('gtk', 'c',
-        version: '4.17.3',
+        version: '4.17.4',
         default_options: [
           'buildtype=debugoptimized',
           'warning_level=1',