diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 33d893a2ec..d831bc801e 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [1.139.1] - 2024-05-18
+
+### CI
+
+- Set `--access public` when publishing to npm.
+
 ## [1.139.0] - 2024-05-18
 
 ### Features / Changes
@@ -4208,3 +4214,4 @@ https://github.com/deltachat/deltachat-core-rust/pulls?q=is%3Apr+is%3Aclosed
 [1.138.4]: https://github.com/deltachat/deltachat-core-rust/compare/v1.138.3...v1.138.4
 [1.138.5]: https://github.com/deltachat/deltachat-core-rust/compare/v1.138.4...v1.138.5
 [1.139.0]: https://github.com/deltachat/deltachat-core-rust/compare/v1.138.5...v1.139.0
+[1.139.1]: https://github.com/deltachat/deltachat-core-rust/compare/v1.139.0...v1.139.1
diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 8b5ef0fb3e..df32c1b4f8 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -1347,7 +1347,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "deltachat"
-version = "1.139.0"
+version = "1.139.1"
 dependencies = [
  "ansi_term",
  "anyhow",
@@ -1443,7 +1443,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "deltachat-jsonrpc"
-version = "1.139.0"
+version = "1.139.1"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "async-channel 2.2.1",
@@ -1468,7 +1468,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "deltachat-repl"
-version = "1.139.0"
+version = "1.139.1"
 dependencies = [
  "ansi_term",
  "anyhow",
@@ -1483,7 +1483,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "deltachat-rpc-server"
-version = "1.139.0"
+version = "1.139.1"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "deltachat",
@@ -1512,7 +1512,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "deltachat_ffi"
-version = "1.139.0"
+version = "1.139.1"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "deltachat",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 0760069272..d73dd43bd1 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "deltachat"
-version = "1.139.0"
+version = "1.139.1"
 edition = "2021"
 license = "MPL-2.0"
 rust-version = "1.77"
diff --git a/deltachat-ffi/Cargo.toml b/deltachat-ffi/Cargo.toml
index e3c5c1a946..b350bcaad7 100644
--- a/deltachat-ffi/Cargo.toml
+++ b/deltachat-ffi/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "deltachat_ffi"
-version = "1.139.0"
+version = "1.139.1"
 description = "Deltachat FFI"
 edition = "2018"
 readme = "README.md"
diff --git a/deltachat-jsonrpc/Cargo.toml b/deltachat-jsonrpc/Cargo.toml
index 82f3d02035..9671ef8982 100644
--- a/deltachat-jsonrpc/Cargo.toml
+++ b/deltachat-jsonrpc/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "deltachat-jsonrpc"
-version = "1.139.0"
+version = "1.139.1"
 description = "DeltaChat JSON-RPC API"
 edition = "2021"
 default-run = "deltachat-jsonrpc-server"
diff --git a/deltachat-jsonrpc/typescript/package.json b/deltachat-jsonrpc/typescript/package.json
index 97d76bdc3b..b557691166 100644
--- a/deltachat-jsonrpc/typescript/package.json
+++ b/deltachat-jsonrpc/typescript/package.json
@@ -54,5 +54,5 @@
   },
   "type": "module",
   "types": "dist/deltachat.d.ts",
-  "version": "1.139.0"
+  "version": "1.139.1"
 }
diff --git a/deltachat-repl/Cargo.toml b/deltachat-repl/Cargo.toml
index cba0603762..4a7667e4e3 100644
--- a/deltachat-repl/Cargo.toml
+++ b/deltachat-repl/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "deltachat-repl"
-version = "1.139.0"
+version = "1.139.1"
 license = "MPL-2.0"
 edition = "2021"
 repository = "https://github.com/deltachat/deltachat-core-rust"
diff --git a/deltachat-rpc-client/pyproject.toml b/deltachat-rpc-client/pyproject.toml
index e1e28c5160..6ac4da6e5b 100644
--- a/deltachat-rpc-client/pyproject.toml
+++ b/deltachat-rpc-client/pyproject.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
 
 [project]
 name = "deltachat-rpc-client"
-version = "1.139.0"
+version = "1.139.1"
 description = "Python client for Delta Chat core JSON-RPC interface"
 classifiers = [
     "Development Status :: 5 - Production/Stable",
diff --git a/deltachat-rpc-server/Cargo.toml b/deltachat-rpc-server/Cargo.toml
index 36a9aef53e..38d1e9702e 100644
--- a/deltachat-rpc-server/Cargo.toml
+++ b/deltachat-rpc-server/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "deltachat-rpc-server"
-version = "1.139.0"
+version = "1.139.1"
 description = "DeltaChat JSON-RPC server"
 edition = "2021"
 readme = "README.md"
diff --git a/deltachat-rpc-server/npm-package/package.json b/deltachat-rpc-server/npm-package/package.json
index 5b7f4a85f5..30fb03353b 100644
--- a/deltachat-rpc-server/npm-package/package.json
+++ b/deltachat-rpc-server/npm-package/package.json
@@ -15,5 +15,5 @@
   },
   "type": "module",
   "types": "index.d.ts",
-  "version": "1.139.0"
+  "version": "1.139.1"
 }
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 7215aa26b0..0ea86964b5 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -55,5 +55,5 @@
     "test:mocha": "mocha node/test/test.mjs --growl --reporter=spec --bail --exit"
   },
   "types": "node/dist/index.d.ts",
-  "version": "1.139.0"
+  "version": "1.139.1"
 }
diff --git a/python/pyproject.toml b/python/pyproject.toml
index 2f9e0b35c8..f7f5df3423 100644
--- a/python/pyproject.toml
+++ b/python/pyproject.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
 
 [project]
 name = "deltachat"
-version = "1.139.0"
+version = "1.139.1"
 description = "Python bindings for the Delta Chat Core library using CFFI against the Rust-implemented libdeltachat"
 readme = "README.rst"
 requires-python = ">=3.7"