diff --git a/api_docs/changelog.md b/api_docs/changelog.md
index f826955702..1527899ec0 100644
--- a/api_docs/changelog.md
+++ b/api_docs/changelog.md
@@ -24,11 +24,13 @@ format used by the Zulip server that they are interacting with.
 
 * [`PATCH /realm/user_settings_defaults`](/api/update-realm-user-settings-defaults),
   [`POST /register`](/api/register-queue), [`PATCH /settings`](/api/update-settings):
-  Added `enable_followed_topic_email_notifications`, `enable_followed_topic_push_notifications`
-  , `enable_followed_topic_wildcard_mentions_notify`, `enable_followed_topic_desktop_notifications`
-  and `enable_followed_topic_audible_notifications` boolean fields to control email,
-  push, wildcard mention, visual desktop and audible desktop notifications, respectively,
-  for messages sent to followed topics.
+  Added new boolean user settings  `enable_followed_topic_email_notifications`,
+  `enable_followed_topic_push_notifications`,
+  `enable_followed_topic_wildcard_mentions_notify`,
+  `enable_followed_topic_desktop_notifications`
+  and `enable_followed_topic_audible_notifications` to control whether a user
+  receives email, push, wildcard mention, visual desktop and audible desktop
+  notifications, respectively, for messages sent to followed topics.
 
 **Feature level 188**
 
diff --git a/version.py b/version.py
index bcca10341b..cc9916542b 100644
--- a/version.py
+++ b/version.py
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ DESKTOP_WARNING_VERSION = "5.9.3"
 # Changes should be accompanied by documentation explaining what the
 # new level means in api_docs/changelog.md, as well as "**Changes**"
 # entries in the endpoint's documentation in `zulip.yaml`.
-API_FEATURE_LEVEL = 188
+API_FEATURE_LEVEL = 189
 
 # Bump the minor PROVISION_VERSION to indicate that folks should provision
 # only when going from an old version of the code to a newer version. Bump