diff --git a/CHANGES.rst b/CHANGES.rst
index 418f1c169..667db24d4 100644
--- a/CHANGES.rst
+++ b/CHANGES.rst
@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@
 Changes
 =======
 
+Version v15.0.0 (released 2024-08-26)
+- improve communities mapping with edge_ngram analyzer and accent analyzer
+
 Version v14.10.0 (released 2024-08-26)
 
 - fixes defaults for COMMUNITIES_CUSTOM_FIELDS
diff --git a/invenio_communities/__init__.py b/invenio_communities/__init__.py
index 0a5bbe49f..8524ba4ee 100644
--- a/invenio_communities/__init__.py
+++ b/invenio_communities/__init__.py
@@ -11,6 +11,6 @@
 from .ext import InvenioCommunities
 from .proxies import current_communities
 
-__version__ = "14.10.0"
+__version__ = "15.0.0"
 
 __all__ = ("InvenioCommunities", "current_communities")