diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index b6932baa8..9c498c303 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.0)
 
-set(KF5_VERSION "5.38.0") # handled by release scripts
+set(KF5_VERSION "5.39.0") # handled by release scripts
 set(KF5_DEP_VERSION "5.38.0") # handled by release scripts
 project(Plasma VERSION ${KF5_VERSION})