diff --git a/acme/setup.py b/acme/setup.py
index ee1f43e17..d9e55183c 100644
--- a/acme/setup.py
+++ b/acme/setup.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import sys
 from setuptools import find_packages
 from setuptools import setup
 
-version = '2.11.0.dev0'
+version = '2.12.0.dev0'
 
 install_requires = [
     'cryptography>=3.2.1',
diff --git a/certbot-apache/setup.py b/certbot-apache/setup.py
index 45ecc1afd..59bd8a175 100644
--- a/certbot-apache/setup.py
+++ b/certbot-apache/setup.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 from setuptools import find_packages
 from setuptools import setup
 
-version = '2.11.0.dev0'
+version = '2.12.0.dev0'
 
 install_requires = [
     # We specify the minimum acme and certbot version as the current plugin
diff --git a/certbot-compatibility-test/setup.py b/certbot-compatibility-test/setup.py
index b3afae806..87e5603d8 100644
--- a/certbot-compatibility-test/setup.py
+++ b/certbot-compatibility-test/setup.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 from setuptools import find_packages
 from setuptools import setup
 
-version = '2.11.0.dev0'
+version = '2.12.0.dev0'
 
 install_requires = [
     'certbot',
diff --git a/certbot-dns-cloudflare/setup.py b/certbot-dns-cloudflare/setup.py
index e261ef997..b468a60e3 100644
--- a/certbot-dns-cloudflare/setup.py
+++ b/certbot-dns-cloudflare/setup.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import sys
 from setuptools import find_packages
 from setuptools import setup
 
-version = '2.11.0.dev0'
+version = '2.12.0.dev0'
 
 install_requires = [
     # for now, do not upgrade to cloudflare>=2.20 to avoid deprecation warnings and the breaking
diff --git a/certbot-dns-digitalocean/setup.py b/certbot-dns-digitalocean/setup.py
index 277300464..8fd82e3a5 100644
--- a/certbot-dns-digitalocean/setup.py
+++ b/certbot-dns-digitalocean/setup.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import sys
 from setuptools import find_packages
 from setuptools import setup
 
-version = '2.11.0.dev0'
+version = '2.12.0.dev0'
 
 install_requires = [
     'python-digitalocean>=1.11', # 1.15.0 or newer is recommended for TTL support
diff --git a/certbot-dns-dnsimple/setup.py b/certbot-dns-dnsimple/setup.py
index 49fac7437..f58d0f885 100644
--- a/certbot-dns-dnsimple/setup.py
+++ b/certbot-dns-dnsimple/setup.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import sys
 from setuptools import find_packages
 from setuptools import setup
 
-version = '2.11.0.dev0'
+version = '2.12.0.dev0'
 
 install_requires = [
     # This version of lexicon is required to address the problem described in
diff --git a/certbot-dns-dnsmadeeasy/setup.py b/certbot-dns-dnsmadeeasy/setup.py
index 7199f4363..7ddd439a9 100644
--- a/certbot-dns-dnsmadeeasy/setup.py
+++ b/certbot-dns-dnsmadeeasy/setup.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import sys
 from setuptools import find_packages
 from setuptools import setup
 
-version = '2.11.0.dev0'
+version = '2.12.0.dev0'
 
 install_requires = [
     'dns-lexicon>=3.14.1',
diff --git a/certbot-dns-gehirn/setup.py b/certbot-dns-gehirn/setup.py
index 5de0cece3..d3d299dee 100644
--- a/certbot-dns-gehirn/setup.py
+++ b/certbot-dns-gehirn/setup.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import sys
 from setuptools import find_packages
 from setuptools import setup
 
-version = '2.11.0.dev0'
+version = '2.12.0.dev0'
 
 install_requires = [
     'dns-lexicon>=3.14.1',
diff --git a/certbot-dns-google/setup.py b/certbot-dns-google/setup.py
index 697f59f21..a2acb1c45 100644
--- a/certbot-dns-google/setup.py
+++ b/certbot-dns-google/setup.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import sys
 from setuptools import find_packages
 from setuptools import setup
 
-version = '2.11.0.dev0'
+version = '2.12.0.dev0'
 
 install_requires = [
     'google-api-python-client>=1.6.5',
diff --git a/certbot-dns-linode/setup.py b/certbot-dns-linode/setup.py
index 2651637f3..d77a9c6ce 100644
--- a/certbot-dns-linode/setup.py
+++ b/certbot-dns-linode/setup.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import sys
 from setuptools import find_packages
 from setuptools import setup
 
-version = '2.11.0.dev0'
+version = '2.12.0.dev0'
 
 install_requires = [
     'dns-lexicon>=3.14.1',
diff --git a/certbot-dns-luadns/setup.py b/certbot-dns-luadns/setup.py
index f82fe0c6b..8fb28cc71 100644
--- a/certbot-dns-luadns/setup.py
+++ b/certbot-dns-luadns/setup.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import sys
 from setuptools import find_packages
 from setuptools import setup
 
-version = '2.11.0.dev0'
+version = '2.12.0.dev0'
 
 install_requires = [
     'dns-lexicon>=3.14.1',
diff --git a/certbot-dns-nsone/setup.py b/certbot-dns-nsone/setup.py
index 21886eb10..1348d25d0 100644
--- a/certbot-dns-nsone/setup.py
+++ b/certbot-dns-nsone/setup.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import sys
 from setuptools import find_packages
 from setuptools import setup
 
-version = '2.11.0.dev0'
+version = '2.12.0.dev0'
 
 install_requires = [
     'dns-lexicon>=3.14.1',
diff --git a/certbot-dns-ovh/setup.py b/certbot-dns-ovh/setup.py
index 73bae105a..99b60c1d0 100644
--- a/certbot-dns-ovh/setup.py
+++ b/certbot-dns-ovh/setup.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import sys
 from setuptools import find_packages
 from setuptools import setup
 
-version = '2.11.0.dev0'
+version = '2.12.0.dev0'
 
 install_requires = [
     'dns-lexicon>=3.15.1',
diff --git a/certbot-dns-rfc2136/setup.py b/certbot-dns-rfc2136/setup.py
index ceb87dc03..52c8726a8 100644
--- a/certbot-dns-rfc2136/setup.py
+++ b/certbot-dns-rfc2136/setup.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import sys
 from setuptools import find_packages
 from setuptools import setup
 
-version = '2.11.0.dev0'
+version = '2.12.0.dev0'
 
 install_requires = [
     'dnspython>=1.15.0',
diff --git a/certbot-dns-route53/setup.py b/certbot-dns-route53/setup.py
index ea2addb57..1a1ff65ac 100644
--- a/certbot-dns-route53/setup.py
+++ b/certbot-dns-route53/setup.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import sys
 from setuptools import find_packages
 from setuptools import setup
 
-version = '2.11.0.dev0'
+version = '2.12.0.dev0'
 
 install_requires = [
     'boto3>=1.15.15',
diff --git a/certbot-dns-sakuracloud/setup.py b/certbot-dns-sakuracloud/setup.py
index 772f0187a..e43caa65c 100644
--- a/certbot-dns-sakuracloud/setup.py
+++ b/certbot-dns-sakuracloud/setup.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import sys
 from setuptools import find_packages
 from setuptools import setup
 
-version = '2.11.0.dev0'
+version = '2.12.0.dev0'
 
 install_requires = [
     'dns-lexicon>=3.14.1',
diff --git a/certbot-nginx/setup.py b/certbot-nginx/setup.py
index 1fbf5efc2..638da7da1 100644
--- a/certbot-nginx/setup.py
+++ b/certbot-nginx/setup.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 from setuptools import find_packages
 from setuptools import setup
 
-version = '2.11.0.dev0'
+version = '2.12.0.dev0'
 
 install_requires = [
     # We specify the minimum acme and certbot version as the current plugin
diff --git a/certbot/CHANGELOG.md b/certbot/CHANGELOG.md
index 45e4334bb..dd155a327 100644
--- a/certbot/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/certbot/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,7 +2,23 @@
 
 Certbot adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/).
 
-## 2.11.0 - master
+## 2.12.0 - master
+
+### Added
+
+*
+
+### Changed
+
+*
+
+### Fixed
+
+*
+
+More details about these changes can be found on our GitHub repo.
+
+## 2.11.0 - 2024-06-05
 
 ### Added
 
diff --git a/certbot/certbot/__init__.py b/certbot/certbot/__init__.py
index 5bca736b4..cf4ffab00 100644
--- a/certbot/certbot/__init__.py
+++ b/certbot/certbot/__init__.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 """Certbot client."""
 
 # version number like 1.2.3a0, must have at least 2 parts, like 1.2
-__version__ = '2.11.0.dev0'
+__version__ = '2.12.0.dev0'
diff --git a/certbot/docs/cli-help.txt b/certbot/docs/cli-help.txt
index ce8f268d9..112f4a97e 100644
--- a/certbot/docs/cli-help.txt
+++ b/certbot/docs/cli-help.txt
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ options:
                         case, and to know when to deprecate support for past
                         Python versions and flags. If you wish to hide this
                         information from the Let's Encrypt server, set this to
-                        "". (default: CertbotACMEClient/2.10.0 (certbot;
+                        "". (default: CertbotACMEClient/2.11.0 (certbot;
                         OS_NAME OS_VERSION) Authenticator/XXX Installer/YYY
                         (SUBCOMMAND; flags: FLAGS) Py/major.minor.patchlevel).
                         The flags encoded in the user agent are: --duplicate,