diff --git a/.github/workflows/update_ci.yml b/.github/workflows/update_ci.yml
index 7733e02c..8fc10e9e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/update_ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/update_ci.yml
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
           path: "pulp_python"
-          ref: "3.15"
+          ref: "3.16"
 
       - name: "Run update"
         working-directory: "pulp_python"
@@ -149,21 +149,21 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: "Create Pull Request for CI files"
         uses: "peter-evans/create-pull-request@v6"
-        id: "create_pr_3_15"
+        id: "create_pr_3_16"
         with:
           token: "${{ secrets.RELEASE_TOKEN }}"
           path: "pulp_python"
           committer: "pulpbot <pulp-infra@redhat.com>"
           author: "pulpbot <pulp-infra@redhat.com>"
-          title: "Update CI files for branch 3.15"
-          branch: "update-ci/3.15"
-          base: "3.15"
+          title: "Update CI files for branch 3.16"
+          branch: "update-ci/3.16"
+          base: "3.16"
           delete-branch: true
       - name: "Mark PR automerge"
         working-directory: "pulp_python"
         run: |
-          gh pr merge --rebase --auto "${{ steps.create_pr_3_15.outputs.pull-request-number }}"
-        if: "steps.create_pr_3_15.outputs.pull-request-number"
+          gh pr merge --rebase --auto "${{ steps.create_pr_3_16.outputs.pull-request-number }}"
+        if: "steps.create_pr_3_16.outputs.pull-request-number"
         env:
           GH_TOKEN: "${{ secrets.RELEASE_TOKEN }}"
         continue-on-error: true
diff --git a/CHANGES/842.bugfix b/CHANGES/842.bugfix
deleted file mode 100644
index 8c5848df..00000000
--- a/CHANGES/842.bugfix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Fixed pull-through caching not working for indexes that use relative URLs.
diff --git a/CHANGES/849.feature b/CHANGES/849.feature
deleted file mode 100644
index f426086e..00000000
--- a/CHANGES/849.feature
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Added support for on-demand content to `repair_metadata` endpoint.
diff --git a/pulp_python/app/__init__.py b/pulp_python/app/__init__.py
index 6087dbc5..a280d5a9 100644
--- a/pulp_python/app/__init__.py
+++ b/pulp_python/app/__init__.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ class PulpPythonPluginAppConfig(PulpPluginAppConfig):
 
     name = "pulp_python.app"
     label = "python"
-    version = "3.16.0.dev"
+    version = "3.17.0.dev"
     python_package_name = "pulp-python"
     domain_compatible = True
 
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 685f8be5..c975e336 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ build-backend = 'setuptools.build_meta'
 
 [project]
 name = "pulp-python"
-version = "3.16.0.dev"
+version = "3.17.0.dev"
 description = "pulp-python plugin for the Pulp Project"
 readme = "README.md"
 authors = [
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ ignore = [
 [tool.bumpversion]
 # This section is managed by the plugin template. Do not edit manually.
 
-current_version = "3.16.0.dev"
+current_version = "3.17.0.dev"
 commit = false
 tag = false
 parse = "(?P<major>\\d+)\\.(?P<minor>\\d+)\\.(?P<alpha>0a)?(?P<patch>\\d+)(\\.(?P<release>[a-z]+))?"
diff --git a/template_config.yml b/template_config.yml
index facb9db1..172972cf 100644
--- a/template_config.yml
+++ b/template_config.yml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ docker_fixtures: false
 flake8: true
 flake8_ignore: []
 github_org: pulp
-latest_release_branch: '3.15'
+latest_release_branch: '3.16'
 lint_requirements: true
 os_required_packages: []
 parallel_test_workers: 8