diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index a54d31cdb9..033f90790a 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+gtk+3.0 (3.24.40-1) UNRELEASED; urgency=medium
+
+  * New upstream release
+
+ -- Jeremy Bícha <jbicha@ubuntu.com>  Fri, 19 Jan 2024 09:01:00 -0500
+
 gtk+3.0 (3.24.39-2) unstable; urgency=medium
 
   * d/control: Explicitly depend on necessary GIR XML modules.