diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index a99a86a78..dbaf184c3 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -86,6 +86,11 @@ see [Migrate from the SignalFx Java Agent](https://quickdraw.splunk.com/redirect
 
 <!-- Comments, spacing, empty and new lines in the section below are intentional, please do not modify them! -->
 <!--DEV_DOCS_WARNING-->
+<!--DEV_DOCS_WARNING_START-->
+The following documentation refers to the in-development version of `splunk-otel-java`. Docs for the latest version ([v2.12.0](https://github.com/signalfx/splunk-otel-java/releases/latest)) can be found [here](https://github.com/signalfx/splunk-otel-java/blob/v2.12.0/README.md).
+
+---
+<!--DEV_DOCS_WARNING_END-->
 
 ## Requirements
 
diff --git a/dependencyManagement/build.gradle.kts b/dependencyManagement/build.gradle.kts
index 3829a7edc..a785efbf4 100644
--- a/dependencyManagement/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/dependencyManagement/build.gradle.kts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ plugins {
 
 val otelVersion = "1.46.0"
 val otelAlphaVersion = otelVersion.replaceFirst("(-SNAPSHOT)?$".toRegex(), "-alpha$1")
-val otelInstrumentationVersion = "2.12.0"
+val otelInstrumentationVersion = "2.13.0-SNAPSHOT"
 val otelInstrumentationAlphaVersion =  otelInstrumentationVersion.replaceFirst("(-SNAPSHOT)?$".toRegex(), "-alpha$1")
 val otelContribAlphaVersion = "1.43.0-alpha"
 
diff --git a/deployments/cloudfoundry/index.yml b/deployments/cloudfoundry/index.yml
index 4cdb98e96..3db7a2541 100644
--- a/deployments/cloudfoundry/index.yml
+++ b/deployments/cloudfoundry/index.yml
@@ -37,3 +37,4 @@
 2.9.0: https://github.com/signalfx/splunk-otel-java/releases/download/v2.9.0/splunk-otel-javaagent.jar
 2.10.0: https://github.com/signalfx/splunk-otel-java/releases/download/v2.10.0/splunk-otel-javaagent.jar
 2.11.0: https://github.com/signalfx/splunk-otel-java/releases/download/v2.11.0/splunk-otel-javaagent.jar
+2.12.0: https://github.com/signalfx/splunk-otel-java/releases/download/v2.12.0/splunk-otel-javaagent.jar
diff --git a/licenses/licenses.md b/licenses/licenses.md
index 49506d2da..c51225cca 100644
--- a/licenses/licenses.md
+++ b/licenses/licenses.md
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 
 # splunk-otel-javaagent
 ## Dependency License Report
-_2025-01-22 10:18:51 EET_
+_2025-01-23 10:02:28 EET_
 ## Apache License, Version 2.0
 
 **1** **Group:** `com.squareup.okhttp3` **Name:** `okhttp` **Version:** `4.12.0` 
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ _2025-01-22 10:18:51 EET_
 > - **POM Project URL**: [https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-java-contrib](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-java-contrib)
 > - **POM License**: Apache License, Version 2.0 - [https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0](https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0)
 
-**19** **Group:** `io.opentelemetry.instrumentation` **Name:** `opentelemetry-instrumentation-bom-alpha` **Version:** `2.12.0-alpha` 
+**19** **Group:** `io.opentelemetry.instrumentation` **Name:** `opentelemetry-instrumentation-bom-alpha` **Version:** `2.13.0-alpha-SNAPSHOT` 
 > - **POM Project URL**: [https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-java-instrumentation](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-java-instrumentation)
 > - **POM License**: Apache License, Version 2.0 - [https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0](https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0)
 
diff --git a/version.gradle.kts b/version.gradle.kts
index a972d9fe8..9643b8cc8 100644
--- a/version.gradle.kts
+++ b/version.gradle.kts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 // do NOT update that variable manually - it is managed by the pre/post release scripts
-val distroVersion = "2.12.0"
+val distroVersion = "2.13.0-SNAPSHOT"
 
 allprojects {
   version = distroVersion