diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 8c807969eb..b279a5bf87 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.16)
 
-set(PROJECT_VERSION "5.27.80") # Handled by release scripts
+set(PROJECT_VERSION "5.81.0") # Handled by release scripts
 project(KWin VERSION ${PROJECT_VERSION})
 
 set(CMAKE_C_STANDARD 99)