diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 3e8bce536..fb19e9891 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ include(KDEFrameworkCompilerSettings NO_POLICY_SCOPE)
 include(ECMQtDeclareLoggingCategory)
 include(KDEPackageAppTemplates)
 
-set(KF5_VERSION "5.20.0") # handled by release scripts
+set(KF5_VERSION "5.21.0") # handled by release scripts
 set(KF5_DEP_VERSION "5.20.0") # handled by release scripts
 
 ecm_setup_version(${KF5_VERSION}