diff --git a/.bumpversion.cfg b/.bumpversion.cfg
index d3833bf2..4eae5a14 100644
--- a/.bumpversion.cfg
+++ b/.bumpversion.cfg
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [bumpversion]
-current_version = 3.0.3
+current_version = 3.0.4
 commit = False
 tag = False
 
diff --git a/doc/changelog.txt b/doc/changelog.txt
index c1ba86b1..e66d9558 100644
--- a/doc/changelog.txt
+++ b/doc/changelog.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+3.0.4 (released xx.xx.xxxx)
+  *
+
 3.0.3 (released 04.11.2024)
   * Fix UnicodeDecode errors when logging, especially on windows systems.
     Closes: GH bug #170
diff --git a/patoolib/configuration.py b/patoolib/configuration.py
index fcedce1d..cd52345d 100644
--- a/patoolib/configuration.py
+++ b/patoolib/configuration.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 """Define basic configuration data like version or application name."""
 
 AppName: str = "patool"
-Version: str = "3.0.3"
+Version: str = "3.0.4"
 MyName: str = "Bastian Kleineidam"
 MyEmail: str = "bastian.kleineidam@web.de"
 
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 2662b168..1b8e9aa4 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [project]
 name = "patool"
-version = "3.0.3"
+version = "3.0.4"
 requires-python = ">=3.10"
 dependencies = []
 # these values are set by setup.py