diff --git a/doc/whatsnew/3/3.2/index.rst b/doc/whatsnew/3/3.2/index.rst
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..4448c711725
--- /dev/null
+++ b/doc/whatsnew/3/3.2/index.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+
+***************************
+ What's New in Pylint 3.2
+***************************
+
+.. toctree::
+   :maxdepth: 2
+
+:Release:3.2
+:Date: TBA
+
+Summary -- Release highlights
+=============================
+
+
+.. towncrier release notes start
diff --git a/doc/whatsnew/3/index.rst b/doc/whatsnew/3/index.rst
index a64c5eca816..5c44fa39a64 100644
--- a/doc/whatsnew/3/index.rst
+++ b/doc/whatsnew/3/index.rst
@@ -6,5 +6,6 @@ This is the full list of change in pylint 3.x minors, by categories.
 .. toctree::
    :maxdepth: 2
 
+   3.2/index
    3.1/index
    3.0/index
diff --git a/pylint/__pkginfo__.py b/pylint/__pkginfo__.py
index 06884a7f1e2..141aacb4bec 100644
--- a/pylint/__pkginfo__.py
+++ b/pylint/__pkginfo__.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 
 from __future__ import annotations
 
-__version__ = "3.1.0"
+__version__ = "3.2.0-dev0"
 
 
 def get_numversion_from_version(v: str) -> tuple[int, int, int]:
diff --git a/tbump.toml b/tbump.toml
index a12e0ef93b6..c440c3473bb 100644
--- a/tbump.toml
+++ b/tbump.toml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 github_url = "https://github.com/pylint-dev/pylint"
 
 [version]
-current = "3.1.0"
+current = "3.2.0-dev0"
 regex = '''
 ^(?P<major>0|[1-9]\d*)
 \.
diff --git a/towncrier.toml b/towncrier.toml
index 08a78d762cf..66d5f0a5141 100644
--- a/towncrier.toml
+++ b/towncrier.toml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 [tool.towncrier]
-version = "3.1.0"
+version = "3.2.0"
 directory = "doc/whatsnew/fragments"
-filename = "doc/whatsnew/3/3.1/index.rst"
+filename = "doc/whatsnew/3/3.2/index.rst"
 template = "doc/whatsnew/fragments/_template.rst"
 issue_format = "`#{issue} <https://github.com/pylint-dev/pylint/issues/{issue}>`_"
 wrap = false  # doesn't wrap links correctly if beginning with indentation