diff --git a/Changes b/Changes
index 9b2c0380..1a233c14 100644
--- a/Changes
+++ b/Changes
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 Revision history for WWW::Mechanize
 
+{{$NEXT}}
+
 2.19      2024-09-16 15:25:45Z
     [DOCUMENTATION]
     - Fix minor typo in SYNOPSIS example code comment (GH#379) (Paul Cochrane)
diff --git a/Makefile.PL b/Makefile.PL
index 2847f9f1..9628b308 100644
--- a/Makefile.PL
+++ b/Makefile.PL
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ my %WriteMakefileArgs = (
     "bytes" => 0,
     "lib" => 0
   },
-  "VERSION" => "2.19",
+  "VERSION" => "2.20",
   "test" => {
     "TESTS" => "t/*.t t/local/*.t t/mech-dump/*.t"
   }
diff --git a/lib/WWW/Mechanize.pm b/lib/WWW/Mechanize.pm
index 2a7a8f8d..a8acaa67 100644
--- a/lib/WWW/Mechanize.pm
+++ b/lib/WWW/Mechanize.pm
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ Frequently asked questions.  Make sure you read here FIRST.
 use strict;
 use warnings;
 
-our $VERSION = '2.19';
+our $VERSION = '2.20';
 
 use Tie::RefHash       ();
 use HTTP::Request 1.30 ();
diff --git a/lib/WWW/Mechanize/Image.pm b/lib/WWW/Mechanize/Image.pm
index 0d3d8013..7bb4c57a 100644
--- a/lib/WWW/Mechanize/Image.pm
+++ b/lib/WWW/Mechanize/Image.pm
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ package WWW::Mechanize::Image;
 use strict;
 use warnings;
 
-our $VERSION = '2.19';
+our $VERSION = '2.20';
 
 #ABSTRACT: Image object for WWW::Mechanize
 
diff --git a/lib/WWW/Mechanize/Link.pm b/lib/WWW/Mechanize/Link.pm
index bce32bff..d77628fe 100644
--- a/lib/WWW/Mechanize/Link.pm
+++ b/lib/WWW/Mechanize/Link.pm
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ package WWW::Mechanize::Link;
 use strict;
 use warnings;
 
-our $VERSION = '2.19';
+our $VERSION = '2.20';
 
 #ABSTRACT: Link object for WWW::Mechanize