diff --git a/RELEASE-NOTES b/RELEASE-NOTES
index fc9ae980..bed655d1 100644
--- a/RELEASE-NOTES
+++ b/RELEASE-NOTES
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+# Release 2.10
+  * migration to Python3
+
 # Release 2.9.3
   * fix configuration file issue #2719
   * fix ledger signing of non-RBF transactions
diff --git a/lib/version.py b/lib/version.py
index 8031dfdd..47f501d4 100644
--- a/lib/version.py
+++ b/lib/version.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-ELECTRUM_VERSION = '2.9.3'  # version of the client package
-PROTOCOL_VERSION = '0.10'   # protocol version requested
+ELECTRUM_VERSION = '2.10.0'  # version of the client package
+PROTOCOL_VERSION = '0.10'    # protocol version requested
 
 # The hash of the mnemonic seed must begin with this
 SEED_PREFIX      = '01'      # Electrum standard wallet