diff --git a/.release b/.release
index f8c860969..38549cd85 100644
--- a/.release
+++ b/.release
@@ -1 +1 @@
-23.05
+23.11
diff --git a/docs/release-notes/release-notes.adoc b/docs/release-notes/release-notes.adoc
index d7058ca0c..e40cd6ffa 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-2311.adoc[]
+
 include::rl-2305.adoc[]
 
 include::rl-2211.adoc[]
diff --git a/docs/release-notes/rl-2311.adoc b/docs/release-notes/rl-2311.adoc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..986ea3c29
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/release-notes/rl-2311.adoc
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+[[sec-release-23.11]]
+== Release 23.11
+
+This is the current unstable branch and the information in this section is therefore not final.
+
+[[sec-release-23.11-highlights]]
+=== Highlights
+
+This release has the following notable changes:
+
+* Nothing, yet.
+
+[[sec-release-23.11-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 "23.11" or later.
+
+* Nothing, yet.
diff --git a/home-manager/home-manager b/home-manager/home-manager
index 28f32258e..3dc632dcf 100644
--- a/home-manager/home-manager
+++ b/home-manager/home-manager
@@ -961,7 +961,7 @@ while [[ $# -gt 0 ]]; do
             export VERBOSE=1
             ;;
         --version)
-            echo 23.05
+            echo 23.11-pre
             exit 0
             ;;
         *)
diff --git a/modules/misc/version.nix b/modules/misc/version.nix
index 0c590372a..9720ddf29 100644
--- a/modules/misc/version.nix
+++ b/modules/misc/version.nix
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ with lib;
         "22.05"
         "22.11"
         "23.05"
+        "23.11"
       ];
       description = ''
         It is occasionally necessary for Home Manager to change