diff --git a/.mergify.yml b/.mergify.yml
index 816bd647..62a73374 100644
--- a/.mergify.yml
+++ b/.mergify.yml
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 pull_request_rules:
-  - name: backport patches to cryostat-v2.4 branch
+  - name: backport patches to cryostat-v3.0 branch
     conditions:
       - base=main
       - label=backport
     actions:
       backport:
         branches:
-          - cryostat-v2.4
+          - cryostat-v3.0
         assignees:
           - "{{ author }}"
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index fc0f5254..27b6bcdc 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 <groupId>io.cryostat</groupId>
 <artifactId>cryostat-core</artifactId>
 
-<version>3.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+<version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
 <packaging>jar</packaging>
 
 <licenses>