diff --git a/CHANGES.md b/CHANGES.md
index 89b5578a2..7ddbee7cb 100644
--- a/CHANGES.md
+++ b/CHANGES.md
@@ -9,6 +9,13 @@
 ### :boom: Breaking changes
 ### :heart: Community contributions by (Thank you!)
 
+## 1.7.4-alpha
+
+### :bug: Bugs fixed
+
+- Fix demo user creation (self-hosted only)
+- Add better ldap response validation and reporting (self-hosted only)
+
 
 ## 1.7.3-alpha
 
diff --git a/version.txt b/version.txt
index 1f0768e85..a303e786b 100644
--- a/version.txt
+++ b/version.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.7.3-alpha
+1.7.4-alpha