diff --git a/CITATION.cff b/CITATION.cff
index 338b36a2d..56411d040 100644
--- a/CITATION.cff
+++ b/CITATION.cff
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ authors:
   affiliation: "Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research"
 
 title: REMIND - REgional Model of INvestments and Development
-version: "3.2.1.dev1253"
+version: "3.2.1.dev1256"
 date-released: 2024-03-05
 repository-code: https://github.com/remindmodel/remind
 keywords:
diff --git a/config/default.cfg b/config/default.cfg
index 7c5879096..c7c44c6ec 100644
--- a/config/default.cfg
+++ b/config/default.cfg
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ cfg$validationmodel_name <- "VALIDATIONREMIND"
 
 #### model version of the overall model (used for run statistics only).
 # automatically generated for development versions, updated by hand for releases
-cfg$model_version <- "3.2.1.dev1253"
+cfg$model_version <- "3.2.1.dev1256"
 
 #### settings ####
 cfg$gms <- list()