diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index b9df3ee73..cbcaab10f 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 # SEOmatic Changelog
 
+## 3.5.14 - UNRELEASED
+### Changed
+* Removed leading spaces from the `robots.txt` template, [though Google ignores whitespace](https://developers.google.com/search/docs/crawling-indexing/robots/robots_txt#syntax)
+
 ## 3.5.13 - 2025.01.16
 ### Added
 * Added a `ModifySitemapQueryEvent` to allow the modification of the element query used to generate a sitemap ([#1553](https://github.com/nystudio107/craft-seomatic/issues/1553))
diff --git a/composer.json b/composer.json
index 2342ac2ca..4f17a3131 100644
--- a/composer.json
+++ b/composer.json
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   "name": "nystudio107/craft-seomatic",
   "description": "SEOmatic facilitates modern SEO best practices & implementation for Craft CMS 3. It is a turnkey SEO system that is comprehensive, powerful, and flexible.",
   "type": "craft-plugin",
-  "version": "3.5.13",
+  "version": "3.5.14",
   "keywords": [
     "craft",
     "cms",