diff --git a/docs/changelog.rst b/docs/changelog.rst
index 771a38022..03859e755 100644
--- a/docs/changelog.rst
+++ b/docs/changelog.rst
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ consumption to do the same tasks.
 Detailed list of changes
 -------------------------------------
 
-0.48.0 [future]
+0.48.0 [2026-07-18]
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
 - Implement vertical tabs by setting :opt:`tab_bar_edge` to ``left`` or ``right`` (:pull:`9855`)
diff --git a/kitty/constants.py b/kitty/constants.py
index 7c8d44d96..8b606b9f1 100644
--- a/kitty/constants.py
+++ b/kitty/constants.py
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ class Version(NamedTuple):
 
 appname: str = 'kitty'
 kitty_face = '🐱'
-version: Version = Version(0, 47, 4)
+version: Version = Version(0, 48, 0)
 str_version: str = '.'.join(map(str, version))
 _plat = sys.platform.lower()
 is_macos: bool = 'darwin' in _plat