diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 1019fb100c..df611478e8 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "gsa",
-  "version": "24.2.1-dev1",
+  "version": "24.3.1-dev1",
   "description": "Greenbone Security Assistant",
   "keywords": [
     "openvas",
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
     "type": "git",
     "url": "https://github.com/greenbone/gsa/"
   },
-  "author": "Björn Ricks <bjoern.ricks@greenbone.net>",
+  "author": "Bj\u00f6rn Ricks <bjoern.ricks@greenbone.net>",
   "license": "AGPL-3.0+",
   "type": "module",
   "scripts": {
@@ -100,4 +100,4 @@
     "vite-plugin-svgr": "^4.3.0",
     "vitest": "^3.0.5"
   }
-}
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/version.js b/src/version.js
index 7d13a3905f..2599d43a54 100644
--- a/src/version.js
+++ b/src/version.js
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ const getMajorMinorVersion = () => {
   return `${major}.${minor}`;
 };
 
-export const VERSION = '24.2.1-dev1';
+export const VERSION = '24.3.1-dev1';
 
 export const RELEASE_VERSION = getMajorMinorVersion();