diff --git a/.github/workflows/version-branch.yml b/.github/workflows/version-branch.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1e60acc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/version-branch.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+name: Replicate Commits to Version Branch
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - master
+
+jobs:
+  version-branch:
+    uses: openwisp/openwisp-utils/.github/workflows/reusable-version-branch.yml@master
+    with:
+      module_name: netdiff
+      install_package: true
diff --git a/CHANGES.rst b/CHANGES.rst
index 21f6894..78afa09 100644
--- a/CHANGES.rst
+++ b/CHANGES.rst
@@ -1,6 +1,11 @@
 Changelog
 =========
 
+Version 1.2.0 [Unreleased]
+--------------------------
+
+Work in progress.
+
 Version 1.1.0 [14-08-2024]
 --------------------------
 
diff --git a/netdiff/info.py b/netdiff/info.py
index 00e80d2..4684bee 100644
--- a/netdiff/info.py
+++ b/netdiff/info.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-VERSION = (1, 1, 0, 'final')
+VERSION = (1, 2, 0, 'alpha')
 __version__ = VERSION
 
 
diff --git a/requirements-test.txt b/requirements-test.txt
index 1de34e7..f28ffe3 100644
--- a/requirements-test.txt
+++ b/requirements-test.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 nose2[coverage_plugin]>=0.6.5
 responses~=0.25.3
-openwisp-utils[qa] @ https://github.com/openwisp/openwisp-utils/tarball/master
+openwisp-utils[qa] @ https://github.com/openwisp/openwisp-utils/tarball/1.2
 parameterized~=0.9.0
 freezegun==1.5.1