diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 267630221..5e4629c1b 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -73,6 +73,11 @@ see [Migrate from the SignalFx Java Agent](https://quickdraw.splunk.com/redirect
 
 <!-- Comments, spacing, empty and new lines in the section below are intentional, please do not modify them! -->
 <!--DEV_DOCS_WARNING-->
+<!--DEV_DOCS_WARNING_START-->
+The following documentation refers to the in-development version of `splunk-otel-java`. Docs for the latest version ([v2.4.0-alpha](https://github.com/signalfx/splunk-otel-java/releases/latest)) can be found [here](https://github.com/signalfx/splunk-otel-java/blob/v2.4.0-alpha/README.md).
+
+---
+<!--DEV_DOCS_WARNING_END-->
 
 ## Requirements
 
@@ -112,7 +117,7 @@ with:
 
 ## Snapshot builds
 
-We publish [snapshot builds](https://oss.sonatype.org/content/repositories/snapshots/com/splunk/splunk-otel-javaagent/2.4.0-alpha-SNAPSHOT/)
+We publish [snapshot builds](https://oss.sonatype.org/content/repositories/snapshots/com/splunk/splunk-otel-javaagent/2.5.0-SNAPSHOT/)
 with every merge to the `main` branch. Snapshots are primarily intended to test new functionality and are not recommended
 for production use.
 
diff --git a/deployments/cloudfoundry/index.yml b/deployments/cloudfoundry/index.yml
index 2b1363da6..237bb320d 100644
--- a/deployments/cloudfoundry/index.yml
+++ b/deployments/cloudfoundry/index.yml
@@ -24,3 +24,4 @@
 1.31.0: https://github.com/signalfx/splunk-otel-java/releases/download/v1.31.0/splunk-otel-javaagent.jar
 1.31.1: https://github.com/signalfx/splunk-otel-java/releases/download/v1.31.1/splunk-otel-javaagent.jar
 1.32.0: https://github.com/signalfx/splunk-otel-java/releases/download/v1.32.0/splunk-otel-javaagent.jar
+2.4.0-alpha: https://github.com/signalfx/splunk-otel-java/releases/download/v2.4.0-alpha/splunk-otel-javaagent.jar
diff --git a/version.gradle.kts b/version.gradle.kts
index 389f85ab7..ec5e63777 100644
--- a/version.gradle.kts
+++ b/version.gradle.kts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 // do NOT update that variable manually - it is managed by the pre/post release scripts
-val distroVersion = "2.4.0-alpha"
+val distroVersion = "2.5.0-SNAPSHOT"
 
 allprojects {
   version = distroVersion