diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 9d13eaed..ec975b69 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -3,6 +3,17 @@
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/)
 and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
+## v1.3.0dev [unreleased]
+
+### `Added`
+
+### `Fixed`
+
+### `Dependencies`
+
+### `Deprecated`
+
+
 ## v1.2 - Bouncy Basenji [2024-10-03]
 
 ### `Added`
diff --git a/assets/multiqc_config.yml b/assets/multiqc_config.yml
index 73863ae8..ddcd7d9e 100644
--- a/assets/multiqc_config.yml
+++ b/assets/multiqc_config.yml
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 report_comment: >
 
-  This report has been generated by the <a href="https://github.com/nf-core/taxprofiler/releases/tag/1.2" target="_blank">nf-core/taxprofiler</a>
+  This report has been generated by the <a href="https://github.com/nf-core/taxprofiler/tree/dev" target="_blank">nf-core/taxprofiler</a>
   analysis pipeline. For information about how to interpret these results, please see the
-  <a href="https://nf-co.re/taxprofiler/1.2/docs/output" target="_blank">documentation</a>.
+  <a href="https://nf-co.re/taxprofiler/dev/docs/output" target="_blank">documentation</a>.
 
 report_section_order:
   "nf-core-taxprofiler-methods-description":
diff --git a/nextflow.config b/nextflow.config
index 50295bc2..e8dd7723 100644
--- a/nextflow.config
+++ b/nextflow.config
@@ -391,7 +391,7 @@ manifest {
     description     = """Taxonomic classification and profiling of shotgun short- and long-read metagenomic data"""
     mainScript      = 'main.nf'
     nextflowVersion = '!>=23.04.0'
-    version         = '1.2'
+    version         = '1.3.0dev'
     doi             = '10.1101/2023.10.20.563221'
 }