diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 6299c5783..185586268 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.14)
 
 project(MLT
-  VERSION 7.19.0
+  VERSION 7.20.0
   DESCRIPTION "Multimedia Framework"
   HOMEPAGE_URL "https://www.mltframework.org"
   LANGUAGES C CXX
diff --git a/Doxyfile b/Doxyfile
index b2f27dc50..ba03c5327 100644
--- a/Doxyfile
+++ b/Doxyfile
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ PROJECT_NAME = MLT
 # This could be handy for archiving the generated documentation or 
 # if some version control system is used.
 
-PROJECT_NUMBER = 7.18.0
+PROJECT_NUMBER = 7.20.0
 
 # The OUTPUT_DIRECTORY tag is used to specify the (relative or absolute) 
 # base path where the generated documentation will be put. 
diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index cdcdd0775..c0d636390 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,6 +1,62 @@
 MLT Release Notes
 -----------------
 
+Version 7.20.0
+
+Framework
+
+  * Fixed "blank" in a playlist does not have audio normalization filters.
+  * Fixed serializing `mlt_color` transparent black as "#00000000" when
+    the property was set using an integer or `mlt_color`.
+  * Fixed `mlt_chain_set_source()` would always fetch a frame from the producer
+    even if it has "meta.media.frame_rate_num" and "meta.media.frame_rate_den"
+    properties making things slow.
+  * Fixed `Mlt::Chain` leaking memory.
+
+Modules
+
+  * Added a `blank` producer to the `core` module.
+  * Added keywords to `gpstext` filter:
+    - `#gps_cadence#`
+    - `#gps_grade_degrees#`
+    - `#gps_grade_percentage#`
+    - `#gps_temperature#`
+  * Added some `color_style`s to the `gpsgraphic` filter:
+    - 10 = color by speed (max 100 km/h)
+    - 11 = color by grade (max 90 degrees)
+    - 12 = color by grade (max 20 degrees)
+  * Added more unit formats to `legend_unit` property of `gpsgraphic` filter:
+    - `mmin` or `m/min`
+    - `ftmin` or `ft/min`
+  * Added keywords to `dynamictext` filter:
+    - `#basename#`
+    - `#filename#`
+  * Fixed installing `filter_audioseam.yml`.
+  * Added an `avlink` link to the `avformat` module for FFmpeg filters that can
+    benefit from future frames such as `adeclick`.
+  * Added the `preserve_alpha` property to the `box_blur` filter.
+  * Fixed loading service metadata for the `qt6` and `glaxnimate-qt6` modules.
+  * Fixed a crash when changing the `rotate` property in `avformat` producer
+    with interlace video.
+  * Add `astream` and `vstream` properties to avformat producer. Unlike
+    `audio_index` and `video_index` are absolute indices across the entire
+    array of streams regardless their type, these new 0-based properties are
+    relative to the type audio or video. For example, astream=1 is the second
+    audio stream.
+  * Fixed a possible crash in the `avformat` producer's `mlt_producer_probe`
+    virtual function.
+  * Updated the `glaxnimate` module to version 0.5.4.
+  * Fixed the `sdl2` consumer crashing with the Linux radeonsi_dri driver and
+    showing only all black with the Linux `nvidia` driver.
+
+Other
+
+  * Fix compiling on Android (not supported by the core developers).
+  * Changed the `avformat` consumer `FLAC` preset to use the `flac` format.
+  * Fixed the `melt` <kbd>Shift+H</kbd> and <kbd>Shift+L</kbd> keyboard
+    shortcuts when the SDL2 window has focus.
+
+
 Version 7.18.0
 
 Framework
diff --git a/docs/melt.1 b/docs/melt.1
index 5d549e77f..fa43daf31 100644
--- a/docs/melt.1
+++ b/docs/melt.1
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 .\" DO NOT MODIFY THIS FILE!  It was generated by help2man 1.38.4.
-.TH MELT "1" "July 2023" "melt 7.18.0" "User Commands"
+.TH MELT "1" "October 2023" "melt 7.20.0" "User Commands"
 .SH NAME
 melt \- author, play, and encode multitrack audio/video compositions
 .SH SYNOPSIS
diff --git a/src/framework/mlt_version.h b/src/framework/mlt_version.h
index b3eb8cb94..1ce625ef7 100644
--- a/src/framework/mlt_version.h
+++ b/src/framework/mlt_version.h
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 #define MLT_STRINGIZE(s) MLT_STRINGIZE2(s)
 
 #define LIBMLT_VERSION_MAJOR 7
-#define LIBMLT_VERSION_MINOR 19
+#define LIBMLT_VERSION_MINOR 20
 #define LIBMLT_VERSION_REVISION 0
 #define LIBMLT_VERSION_INT \
     ((LIBMLT_VERSION_MAJOR << 16) + (LIBMLT_VERSION_MINOR << 8) + LIBMLT_VERSION_REVISION)