diff --git a/.asf.yaml b/.asf.yaml
index 82c2ae19b0..42fbb1f707 100644
--- a/.asf.yaml
+++ b/.asf.yaml
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ github:
     release-1.8: {}
     release-1.9: {}
     release-1.10: {}
+    release-1.11: {}
 
 notifications:
   commits:      commits@flink.apache.org
diff --git a/.github/workflows/docs.yaml b/.github/workflows/docs.yaml
index 936e31e8f7..1f776c97ee 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/docs.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/docs.yaml
@@ -28,8 +28,8 @@ jobs:
       matrix:
         branch:
           - main
-          - release-1.9
           - release-1.10
+          - release-1.11
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
         with:
@@ -41,8 +41,8 @@ jobs:
           echo "flink_branch=${currentBranch}"
           echo "flink_branch=${currentBranch}" >> ${GITHUB_ENV}
           if [ "${currentBranch}" = "main" ]; then
-            echo "flink_alias=release-1.11" >> ${GITHUB_ENV}
-          elif [ "${currentBranch}" = "release-1.10" ]; then
+            echo "flink_alias=release-1.12" >> ${GITHUB_ENV}
+          elif [ "${currentBranch}" = "release-1.11" ]; then
             echo "flink_alias=stable" >> ${GITHUB_ENV}
           else
             echo "flink_alias=${currentBranch}" >> ${GITHUB_ENV}
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 6c4891f116..b9528af4f3 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ RUN cd /app/tools/license; mkdir jars; cd jars; \
 FROM eclipse-temurin:${JAVA_VERSION}-jre-jammy
 ENV FLINK_HOME=/opt/flink
 ENV FLINK_PLUGINS_DIR=$FLINK_HOME/plugins
-ENV OPERATOR_VERSION=1.11-SNAPSHOT
+ENV OPERATOR_VERSION=1.12-SNAPSHOT
 ENV OPERATOR_JAR=flink-kubernetes-operator-$OPERATOR_VERSION-shaded.jar
 ENV WEBHOOK_JAR=flink-kubernetes-webhook-$OPERATOR_VERSION-shaded.jar
 ENV KUBERNETES_STANDALONE_JAR=flink-kubernetes-standalone-$OPERATOR_VERSION.jar
diff --git a/docs/config.toml b/docs/config.toml
index bc8eba590d..dfdee584c3 100644
--- a/docs/config.toml
+++ b/docs/config.toml
@@ -34,11 +34,11 @@ pygmentsUseClasses = true
   # we change the version for the complete docs when forking of a release branch
   # etc.
   # The full version string as referenced in Maven (e.g. 1.2.1)
-  Version = "1.11-SNAPSHOT"
+  Version = "1.12-SNAPSHOT"
 
   # For stable releases, leave the bugfix version out (e.g. 1.2). For snapshot
   # release this should be the same as the regular version
-  VersionTitle = "1.11-SNAPSHOT"
+  VersionTitle = "1.12-SNAPSHOT"
 
   # The branch for this version of the Apache Flink Kubernetes Operator
   Branch = "main"
@@ -63,8 +63,8 @@ pygmentsUseClasses = true
   ]
 
   PreviousDocs = [
+    ["1.11", "https://nightlies.apache.org/flink/flink-kubernetes-operator-docs-release-1.11"],
     ["1.10", "https://nightlies.apache.org/flink/flink-kubernetes-operator-docs-release-1.10"],
-    ["1.9", "https://nightlies.apache.org/flink/flink-kubernetes-operator-docs-release-1.9"],
   ]
 
 [markup]
diff --git a/examples/autoscaling/pom.xml b/examples/autoscaling/pom.xml
index b14206ee7c..6da06a85e4 100644
--- a/examples/autoscaling/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/autoscaling/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ under the License.
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.flink</groupId>
         <artifactId>flink-kubernetes-operator-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>1.11-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.12-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath>../..</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/examples/flink-beam-example/pom.xml b/examples/flink-beam-example/pom.xml
index e1379a2274..f3704c2409 100644
--- a/examples/flink-beam-example/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/flink-beam-example/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ under the License.
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.flink</groupId>
         <artifactId>flink-kubernetes-operator-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>1.11-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.12-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath>../..</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/examples/flink-sql-runner-example/pom.xml b/examples/flink-sql-runner-example/pom.xml
index d2e34d463a..eb8431e960 100644
--- a/examples/flink-sql-runner-example/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/flink-sql-runner-example/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ under the License.
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.flink</groupId>
         <artifactId>flink-kubernetes-operator-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>1.11-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.12-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath>../..</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/examples/kubernetes-client-examples/pom.xml b/examples/kubernetes-client-examples/pom.xml
index 5e99a1ee5a..c1ba5b2cf2 100644
--- a/examples/kubernetes-client-examples/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/kubernetes-client-examples/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ under the License.
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.flink</groupId>
         <artifactId>flink-kubernetes-operator-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>1.11-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.12-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath>../..</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ under the License.
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.flink</groupId>
             <artifactId>flink-kubernetes-operator</artifactId>
-            <version>1.11-SNAPSHOT</version>
+            <version>1.12-SNAPSHOT</version>
             <scope>compile</scope>
         </dependency>
     </dependencies>
diff --git a/flink-autoscaler-plugin-jdbc/pom.xml b/flink-autoscaler-plugin-jdbc/pom.xml
index 7d7d95b79d..748e233092 100644
--- a/flink-autoscaler-plugin-jdbc/pom.xml
+++ b/flink-autoscaler-plugin-jdbc/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ under the License.
     <parent>
         <artifactId>flink-kubernetes-operator-parent</artifactId>
         <groupId>org.apache.flink</groupId>
-        <version>1.11-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.12-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath>..</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/flink-autoscaler-standalone/pom.xml b/flink-autoscaler-standalone/pom.xml
index 17fa7425a0..dc3337e3cd 100644
--- a/flink-autoscaler-standalone/pom.xml
+++ b/flink-autoscaler-standalone/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ under the License.
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.flink</groupId>
         <artifactId>flink-kubernetes-operator-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>1.11-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.12-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath>..</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/flink-autoscaler/pom.xml b/flink-autoscaler/pom.xml
index e733a64959..a7463d573b 100644
--- a/flink-autoscaler/pom.xml
+++ b/flink-autoscaler/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ under the License.
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.flink</groupId>
         <artifactId>flink-kubernetes-operator-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>1.11-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.12-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath>..</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/flink-kubernetes-docs/pom.xml b/flink-kubernetes-docs/pom.xml
index 46d37cfd64..6e44541b54 100644
--- a/flink-kubernetes-docs/pom.xml
+++ b/flink-kubernetes-docs/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ under the License.
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.flink</groupId>
         <artifactId>flink-kubernetes-operator-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>1.11-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.12-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath>..</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/flink-kubernetes-operator-api/pom.xml b/flink-kubernetes-operator-api/pom.xml
index 3dc3a27d5e..193f154bd2 100644
--- a/flink-kubernetes-operator-api/pom.xml
+++ b/flink-kubernetes-operator-api/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ under the License.
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.flink</groupId>
         <artifactId>flink-kubernetes-operator-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>1.11-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.12-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath>..</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/flink-kubernetes-operator/pom.xml b/flink-kubernetes-operator/pom.xml
index 07d6be88ae..b455fffa5a 100644
--- a/flink-kubernetes-operator/pom.xml
+++ b/flink-kubernetes-operator/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ under the License.
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.flink</groupId>
         <artifactId>flink-kubernetes-operator-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>1.11-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.12-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath>..</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/flink-kubernetes-standalone/pom.xml b/flink-kubernetes-standalone/pom.xml
index ec8284ff22..cc1a17d404 100644
--- a/flink-kubernetes-standalone/pom.xml
+++ b/flink-kubernetes-standalone/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ under the License.
     <parent>
         <artifactId>flink-kubernetes-operator-parent</artifactId>
         <groupId>org.apache.flink</groupId>
-        <version>1.11-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.12-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath>..</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/flink-kubernetes-webhook/pom.xml b/flink-kubernetes-webhook/pom.xml
index 307b4963c7..90b22ebb61 100644
--- a/flink-kubernetes-webhook/pom.xml
+++ b/flink-kubernetes-webhook/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ under the License.
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.flink</groupId>
         <artifactId>flink-kubernetes-operator-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>1.11-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.12-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/helm/flink-kubernetes-operator/Chart.yaml b/helm/flink-kubernetes-operator/Chart.yaml
index 39623432c4..6b0edda808 100644
--- a/helm/flink-kubernetes-operator/Chart.yaml
+++ b/helm/flink-kubernetes-operator/Chart.yaml
@@ -21,6 +21,6 @@ apiVersion: v2
 name: flink-kubernetes-operator
 description: A Helm chart for the Apache Flink Kubernetes Operator
 type: application
-version: 1.11-SNAPSHOT
-appVersion: 1.11-SNAPSHOT
+version: 1.12-SNAPSHOT
+appVersion: 1.12-SNAPSHOT
 icon: https://flink.apache.org/img/logo/png/50/color_50.png
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 660fae6246..004a3db10f 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ under the License.
 
     <groupId>org.apache.flink</groupId>
     <artifactId>flink-kubernetes-operator-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>1.11-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.12-SNAPSHOT</version>
 
     <name>Flink Kubernetes: </name>
     <packaging>pom</packaging>