diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index ae6afd3f9..fc82fc532 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+pve-manager (5.3-7) unstable; urgency=medium
+
+  * refactor ceph API and modules
+
+ -- Proxmox Support Team <support@proxmox.com>  Thu, 20 Dec 2018 10:59:14 +0100
+
 pve-manager (5.3-6) unstable; urgency=medium
 
   * fix #2017: add help button to storage input panels
diff --git a/defines.mk b/defines.mk
index a6fb751cb..1706ab6bb 100644
--- a/defines.mk
+++ b/defines.mk
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 VERSION=5.3
 PACKAGE=pve-manager
-PACKAGERELEASE=6
+PACKAGERELEASE=7
 
 BINDIR=${DESTDIR}/usr/bin
 PERLLIBDIR=${DESTDIR}/usr/share/perl5