diff --git a/.bumpversion.cfg b/.bumpversion.cfg
index ab07026d23..e0502e3cd3 100644
--- a/.bumpversion.cfg
+++ b/.bumpversion.cfg
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [bumpversion]
-current_version = 3.31.1
+current_version = 3.31.2-dev
 commit = False
 tag = False
 parse = (?P<major>\d+)\.(?P<minor>\d+)\.(?P<patch>\d+)(\-(?P<release>[a-z]+))?
diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.yml b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.yml
index beda632931..3b7a5bbf66 100644
--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.yml
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.yml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ body:
     attributes:
       label: OpenMDAO Version
       description: What version of OpenMDAO is being used.
-      placeholder: "3.31.1"
+      placeholder: "3.31.2-dev"
     validations:
       required: true
   - type: textarea
diff --git a/openmdao/__init__.py b/openmdao/__init__.py
index fa0748094e..e9582a80f7 100644
--- a/openmdao/__init__.py
+++ b/openmdao/__init__.py
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-__version__ = '3.31.1'
+__version__ = '3.31.2-dev'
 
 INF_BOUND = 1.0E30