diff --git a/ChangeLog.md b/ChangeLog.md
index 68b9cbb..d7b0dfd 100644
--- a/ChangeLog.md
+++ b/ChangeLog.md
@@ -4,6 +4,16 @@ Change Log
 All notable changes to the project are documented in this file.
 
 
+[v2.5.3][UNRELEASED]
+-----------------------
+
+### Fixes
+
+- rsync does not copy single files correctly
+- copyfile does not handle empty source files correctly (error)
+- copyfile does not properly create destination dir
+
+
 [v2.5.2][] - 2022-04-17
 -----------------------
 
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 0f6bdee..1ff702e 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-AC_INIT(libite, 2.5.2, https://github.com/troglobit/libite/issues)
+AC_INIT(libite, 2.5.3-pre, https://github.com/troglobit/libite/issues)
 AC_CONFIG_AUX_DIR(aux)
 AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE([1.11 foreign dist-xz])
 AM_SILENT_RULES([yes])