diff --git a/components/package.json b/components/package.json
index 8f4ad58d2c4..76af3d871b9 100644
--- a/components/package.json
+++ b/components/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "defectdojo",
-  "version": "2.37.0-dev",
+  "version": "2.38.0-dev",
   "license" : "BSD-3-Clause",
   "private": true,
   "dependencies": {
diff --git a/docs/content/en/getting_started/upgrading/2.38.md b/docs/content/en/getting_started/upgrading/2.38.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..a234c6f0dea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/content/en/getting_started/upgrading/2.38.md
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+---
+title: 'Upgrading to DefectDojo Version 2.38.x'
+toc_hide: true
+weight: -20240805
+description: No special instructions.
+---
+There are no special instructions for upgrading to 2.38.x. Check the [Release Notes](https://github.com/DefectDojo/django-DefectDojo/releases/tag/2.38.0) for the contents of the release.
diff --git a/dojo/__init__.py b/dojo/__init__.py
index a31f5294e23..3b67d86fe5f 100644
--- a/dojo/__init__.py
+++ b/dojo/__init__.py
@@ -4,6 +4,6 @@
 # Django starts so that shared_task will use this app.
 from .celery import app as celery_app  # noqa: F401
 
-__version__ = "2.37.0-dev"
+__version__ = "2.38.0-dev"
 __url__ = "https://github.com/DefectDojo/django-DefectDojo"
 __docs__ = "https://documentation.defectdojo.com"
diff --git a/helm/defectdojo/Chart.yaml b/helm/defectdojo/Chart.yaml
index 011bb64206c..84863ba7343 100644
--- a/helm/defectdojo/Chart.yaml
+++ b/helm/defectdojo/Chart.yaml
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 apiVersion: v2
-appVersion: "2.37.0-dev"
+appVersion: "2.38.0-dev"
 description: A Helm chart for Kubernetes to install DefectDojo
 name: defectdojo
-version: 1.6.144-dev
+version: 1.6.145-dev
 icon: https://www.defectdojo.org/img/favicon.ico
 maintainers:
   - name: madchap