diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 8369608a389f..683cd3352e31 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 - Superuser rights (configured sudo or root access).
 - Make sure your system is up-to-date! Outdated Docker binaries, for example, can cause trouble.
 
-For stable branch use `--branch=v24.05`
+For stable branch use `--branch=v24.08`
 
 ```bash
 apt-get -y install git
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 9e841948e3e8..5985db56cd3c 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-24.8.0-trunk
+24.11.0-trunk