diff --git a/etc/ORG-NEWS b/etc/ORG-NEWS
index cbb0d38a2..4ad2b9baf 100644
--- a/etc/ORG-NEWS
+++ b/etc/ORG-NEWS
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ See the end of the file for license conditions.
 
 Please send Org bug reports to mailto:emacs-orgmode@gnu.org.
 
+* Version 9.6 (not yet released)
 * Version 9.5
 
 ** Important announcements and breaking changes