diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index e4e6087a..a3ffc24e 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,7 +2,15 @@
 
 ## [Unreleased](https://github.com/OpenVoiceOS/ovos-lingua-franca/tree/HEAD)
 
-[Full Changelog](https://github.com/OpenVoiceOS/ovos-lingua-franca/compare/V0.4.8a3...HEAD)
+[Full Changelog](https://github.com/OpenVoiceOS/ovos-lingua-franca/compare/V0.4.8a4...HEAD)
+
+**Implemented enhancements:**
+
+- extend german normalizer [\#59](https://github.com/OpenVoiceOS/ovos-lingua-franca/pull/59) ([emphasize](https://github.com/emphasize))
+
+## [V0.4.8a4](https://github.com/OpenVoiceOS/ovos-lingua-franca/tree/V0.4.8a4) (2023-08-15)
+
+[Full Changelog](https://github.com/OpenVoiceOS/ovos-lingua-franca/compare/V0.4.8a3...V0.4.8a4)
 
 **Implemented enhancements:**
 
diff --git a/lingua_franca/version.py b/lingua_franca/version.py
index e2c6215f..e3b5687f 100644
--- a/lingua_franca/version.py
+++ b/lingua_franca/version.py
@@ -3,5 +3,5 @@
 VERSION_MAJOR = 0
 VERSION_MINOR = 4
 VERSION_BUILD = 8
-VERSION_ALPHA = 4
+VERSION_ALPHA = 5
 # END_VERSION_BLOCK