diff --git a/Changelog.txt b/Changelog.txt
index 3498195af1..5fb2b43301 100644
--- a/Changelog.txt
+++ b/Changelog.txt
@@ -23,6 +23,37 @@
 # - title by author
 # }}}
 
+{{{ 7.4.0 2024-01-19
+
+:: new features
+
+- Add support for the Supernote A6X2
+
+- Narrow layout: Place the cover browser above the book list when the window has a narrow aspect ratio. Can be controlled via Preferences->Look & feel->Cover browser
+
+- [2046825] Category notes browser: Add a button to search for books in the currently selected category
+
+- Keyboard shortcut to toggle main window layout (Alt+Shift+L)
+
+- Add the possibility to assign keyboard shortcuts to the tag browser sort functions
+
+:: bug fixes
+
+- Fix a regression in the previous release that caused the cover browser to not close when it is used as a separate window
+
+- Fix a regression in the previous release that caused comments in the Book details panel to be rendered below rather than at the side of the other information
+
+- Edit book: Fix highlighting of special character not changed immediately after it is edited, only after a subsequent action
+
+- Move Preferences to the left in the default toolbar, making it less likely to be hidden behind an expander button on small screens
+
+:: improved recipes
+- LiveMint
+- Foreign Policy
+- New Scientist
+
+}}}
+
 {{{ 7.3.0 2024-01-05
 
 :: new features
diff --git a/src/calibre/constants.py b/src/calibre/constants.py
index 558b40ea60..e2d5ded0be 100644
--- a/src/calibre/constants.py
+++ b/src/calibre/constants.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ from functools import lru_cache
 import sys, locale, codecs, os, collections, collections.abc
 
 __appname__   = 'calibre'
-numeric_version = (7, 3, 0)
+numeric_version = (7, 4, 0)
 __version__   = '.'.join(map(str, numeric_version))
 git_version   = None
 __author__    = "Kovid Goyal <kovid@kovidgoyal.net>"