diff --git a/.nf-core.yml b/.nf-core.yml
index 85c8915d..b538c2df 100644
--- a/.nf-core.yml
+++ b/.nf-core.yml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ template:
   outdir: .
   skip_features:
     - igenomes
-  version: 2.12.0
+  version: 2.13.0dev
 update:
   https://github.com/nf-core/modules.git:
     nf-core:
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index ee2c5472..1ecf1f6b 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -3,6 +3,18 @@
 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).
 
+## nf-core/ampliseq version 2.13.0dev
+
+### `Added`
+
+### `Changed`
+
+### `Fixed`
+
+### `Dependencies`
+
+### `Removed`
+
 ## nf-core/ampliseq version 2.12.0 - 2024-11-14
 
 ### `Added`
diff --git a/assets/multiqc_config.yml b/assets/multiqc_config.yml
index 699ea0f7..a363d72d 100644
--- a/assets/multiqc_config.yml
+++ b/assets/multiqc_config.yml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 report_comment: >
-  This report has been generated by the <a href="https://github.com/nf-core/ampliseq/releases/tag/2.12.0" target="_blank">nf-core/ampliseq</a>
+  This report has been generated by the <a href="https://github.com/nf-core/ampliseq/tree/dev" target="_blank">nf-core/ampliseq</a>
   analysis pipeline. For information about how to interpret these results, please see the
-  <a href="https://nf-co.re/ampliseq/2.12.0/docs/output" target="_blank">documentation</a>.
+  <a href="https://nf-co.re/ampliseq/dev/docs/output" target="_blank">documentation</a>.
 report_section_order:
   "nf-core-ampliseq-methods-description":
     order: -1000
diff --git a/nextflow.config b/nextflow.config
index 97d006e7..1982ab26 100644
--- a/nextflow.config
+++ b/nextflow.config
@@ -346,7 +346,7 @@ manifest {
     description     = """Amplicon sequencing analysis workflow using DADA2 and QIIME2"""
     mainScript      = 'main.nf'
     nextflowVersion = '!>=24.04.2'
-    version         = '2.12.0'
+    version         = '2.13.0dev'
     doi             = '10.5281/zenodo.1493841,10.3389/fmicb.2020.550420'
 }