diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index c862e4f2..4720f332 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ jobs:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v4
     - uses: cachix/install-nix-action@v23
       with:
-        nix_path: nixpkgs=channel:nixos-23.11
+        nix_path: nixpkgs=channel:nixos-unstable
     - uses: cachix/cachix-action@v12
       with:
         name: nix-community
diff --git a/.release b/.release
deleted file mode 100644
index 38549cd8..00000000
--- a/.release
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-23.11
diff --git a/docs/release-notes/release-notes.adoc b/docs/release-notes/release-notes.adoc
index e40cd6ff..34dbae05 100644
--- a/docs/release-notes/release-notes.adoc
+++ b/docs/release-notes/release-notes.adoc
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ This section lists the release notes for stable versions of Home Manager and the
 
 :leveloffset: 1
 
+include::rl-2405.adoc[]
+
 include::rl-2311.adoc[]
 
 include::rl-2305.adoc[]
diff --git a/docs/release-notes/rl-2405.adoc b/docs/release-notes/rl-2405.adoc
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..fac27c96
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/release-notes/rl-2405.adoc
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+[[sec-release-24.05]]
+== Release 24.05
+
+This is the current unstable branch and the information in this section is therefore not final.
+
+[[sec-release-24.05-highlights]]
+=== Highlights
+
+This release has the following notable changes:
+
+* The `.release` file in the Home Manager project root has been removed.
+  Please use the `release.json` file instead.
+
+[[sec-release-24.05-state-version-changes]]
+=== State Version Changes
+
+The state version in this release includes the changes below.
+These changes are only active if the `home.stateVersion` option is set to "24.05" or later.
+
+* Nothing, yet.
diff --git a/release.json b/release.json
index 5675c269..c5b5ecfd 100644
--- a/release.json
+++ b/release.json
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 {
-  "release": "23.11",
+  "release": "24.05",
   "isReleaseBranch": false
 }