diff --git a/.bumpversion.cfg b/.bumpversion.cfg
index 05fb62d7a094..daed6ae45349 100644
--- a/.bumpversion.cfg
+++ b/.bumpversion.cfg
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [bumpversion]
-current_version = 2024.10.5
+current_version = 2024.12.0-rc1
 tag = True
 commit = True
 parse = (?P<major>\d+)\.(?P<minor>\d+)\.(?P<patch>\d+)(?:-(?P<rc_t>[a-zA-Z-]+)(?P<rc_n>[1-9]\\d*))?
diff --git a/authentik/__init__.py b/authentik/__init__.py
index 0c3749b685cf..dabd97902f46 100644
--- a/authentik/__init__.py
+++ b/authentik/__init__.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 from os import environ
 
-__version__ = "2024.10.5"
+__version__ = "2024.12.0"
 ENV_GIT_HASH_KEY = "GIT_BUILD_HASH"
 
 
diff --git a/blueprints/schema.json b/blueprints/schema.json
index 7a6cf7aa5cc0..cc8774f0204f 100644
--- a/blueprints/schema.json
+++ b/blueprints/schema.json
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
     "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema",
     "$id": "https://goauthentik.io/blueprints/schema.json",
     "type": "object",
-    "title": "authentik 2024.10.5 Blueprint schema",
+    "title": "authentik 2024.12.0 Blueprint schema",
     "required": [
         "version",
         "entries"
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index b549e642a2db..acff942af3ce 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ services:
     volumes:
       - redis:/data
   server:
-    image: ${AUTHENTIK_IMAGE:-ghcr.io/goauthentik/server}:${AUTHENTIK_TAG:-2024.10.5}
+    image: ${AUTHENTIK_IMAGE:-ghcr.io/goauthentik/server}:${AUTHENTIK_TAG:-2024.12.0}
     restart: unless-stopped
     command: server
     environment:
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ services:
       redis:
         condition: service_healthy
   worker:
-    image: ${AUTHENTIK_IMAGE:-ghcr.io/goauthentik/server}:${AUTHENTIK_TAG:-2024.10.5}
+    image: ${AUTHENTIK_IMAGE:-ghcr.io/goauthentik/server}:${AUTHENTIK_TAG:-2024.12.0}
     restart: unless-stopped
     command: worker
     environment:
diff --git a/internal/constants/constants.go b/internal/constants/constants.go
index b56a51639274..eba0c5151fe6 100644
--- a/internal/constants/constants.go
+++ b/internal/constants/constants.go
@@ -29,4 +29,4 @@ func UserAgent() string {
 	return fmt.Sprintf("authentik@%s", FullVersion())
 }
 
-const VERSION = "2024.10.5"
+const VERSION = "2024.12.0"
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index d55240e16969..8b71f3972444 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
     "name": "@goauthentik/authentik",
-    "version": "2024.10.5",
+    "version": "2024.12.0",
     "private": true
 }
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 9aec51ec5783..c1d3507faeb0 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [tool.poetry]
 name = "authentik"
-version = "2024.10.5"
+version = "2024.12.0"
 description = ""
 authors = ["authentik Team <hello@goauthentik.io>"]
 
diff --git a/schema.yml b/schema.yml
index fc5a0d495c47..5a76d4af7a84 100644
--- a/schema.yml
+++ b/schema.yml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 openapi: 3.0.3
 info:
   title: authentik
-  version: 2024.10.5
+  version: 2024.12.0
   description: Making authentication simple.
   contact:
     email: hello@goauthentik.io
diff --git a/web/src/common/constants.ts b/web/src/common/constants.ts
index 52bcb372ef0b..cec236ed0489 100644
--- a/web/src/common/constants.ts
+++ b/web/src/common/constants.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ export const SUCCESS_CLASS = "pf-m-success";
 export const ERROR_CLASS = "pf-m-danger";
 export const PROGRESS_CLASS = "pf-m-in-progress";
 export const CURRENT_CLASS = "pf-m-current";
-export const VERSION = "2024.10.5";
+export const VERSION = "2024.12.0";
 export const TITLE_DEFAULT = "authentik";
 export const ROUTE_SEPARATOR = ";";
 
diff --git a/website/docs/install-config/install/aws/template.yaml b/website/docs/install-config/install/aws/template.yaml
index 464006bbc83d..ef28e228a778 100644
--- a/website/docs/install-config/install/aws/template.yaml
+++ b/website/docs/install-config/install/aws/template.yaml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ Parameters:
     Description: authentik server memory in MiB
     Type: Number
   AuthentikVersion:
-    Default: 2024.10.5
+    Default: 2024.12.0
     Description: authentik Docker image tag
     Type: String
   AuthentikWorkerCPU: